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Liberal MP Ted O’Brien has flagged the possibility of the Nationals pushing nuclear energy on the agenda as the Coalition debates Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s net zero proposal.

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Labor frontbencher Kristina Keneally has been forced to terminate the employment of a staffer after he sent text messages to a former Liberal MP claiming he had “proof” the man had an extramarital affair.

A dedicated hotline has allegedly received 55 calls towards a review at the Mackay Hospital, while another probe is ongoing at the Caboolture Hospital launched last month. LNP MP Ros Bates says the independent review of Mackay cannot be another case of Queensland health assessing itself.

The NSW Liberal-Nationals government’s attempt to block transparency around its health advice with the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney last June will now become public.

Australia's journey towards a target of net zero emissions by 2050 is showing the governing Liberal-National Coalition at its worst. Its brutal inner workings are on public display, unlike the private agreement between the two parties which is undertaken at the beginning of each Coalition government.

Liberal Senator Jim Molan says the Greens’ proposed defence policy is “dangerous idiocy”. The Greens say Australia should cut defence spending by 50 per cent and scrap the nuclear submarine deal with the US and UK.

Sky News host Chris Kenny says nuclear energy is “inevitable” in Australia, and all that is stopping it is politics. “There are many Liberal and Nationals MPs in this country who want to overturn our country's irrational ban on nuclear energy,

Former NSW Premier Mike Baird has told the ICAC he was “incredulous” when he learned of former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire and former Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s relationship last year. Follow updates here.

Former NSW Premier Mike Baird has told the ICAC he was “incredulous” when he learned of former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire and former Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s relationship last year. Follow updates here.