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Barnaby Joyce admitted to drinking while taking prescription drug

Two hostages have been freed in Rafah while Gaza officials say at least 37 Palestinians have been killed in strikes

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

All the day’s news as it unfolded

Australia has participated in strikes launched by the US and the UK on Houthi rebels in Yemen, after they blocked a key maritime trading route.

Australians could be forgiven for feeling weary of political scandals. The litany of them at the federal level in recent years has been fatiguing: Robodebt, allegations of rape and sexual harassment in Parliament House, former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, sports rorts, ministerial affairs and bonk bans, and plenty…

In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism

Any retreat from the proposed bans would be seen by some as a betrayal of the most personal kind

People in the Hunter and Illawarra fear offshore turbines could damage marine life and tourism, but parties are accused of ‘weaponising’ the issue