Australia has some of the strictest guidelines in the world on levels of safe drinking.

Dispute between alcohol companies and safe drinking review panel bubbles over

Alcohol makers have rejected an offer by a senior federal health bureaucrat for the industry to put forward experts to join a panel reviewing Australia's controversial safe drinking guidelines.

  • Heath Aston andpolitical correspondent

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday 30 June 2016. Election 2016. Photo:Andrew Meares

Malcolm Turnbull may be forced to call election after just two years of governing

Senior Liberal and Labor figures have confirmed they are working to be "campaign ready" by July next year.

  • Heath Aston
Settlers moved from the foreshore at Paga Hill to the inland site of Gerehu,where they live in appalling conditions.
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Port Moresby settlers evicted to make way for Australian-backed development'abandoned'

A majority of settlers evicted from a headland shanty town in Port Moresby to make way for a gated tourism and casino precinct backed by Australian property developers have been "simply abandoned",with some now sleeping rough,according to human rights investigators.

  • Heath Aston
Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel during a Senate Estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra last week.

Households to save under Clean Energy Target,but questions loom for Turnbull over Paris

Australian households could save about $90 a year,or up to $1000 on their electricity bills over a decade to 2030 under a Clean Energy Target proposed by the Finkel review of the electricity sector,compared to a business-as-usual scenario.

  • James Massola,Adam Morton andHeath Aston
Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel.

Finkel review:Households could save up to $1000 over a decade under clean energy target

Australian households would save about $90 a year,or up to $1000 on their electricity bills over a decade to 2030 under the Clean Energy Target proposed by the Finkel review of the electricity sector,compared to a business-as-usual scenario for the sector.

  • James Massola andHeath Aston
The dispute could be the largest single corporate tax matter before the ATO.
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Australia Taxation Office chasing $1 billion from energy giant Chevron in massive tax case

American fossil fuel giant Chevron is locked in a major dispute with the ATO,Fairfax Media can reveal.

  • Heath Aston
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The Adani mine would be one of the world's largest.

Adani announces'green light'for Carmichael mega coal mine

Australia's biggest ever coal mine will go ahead,according to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.

  • Heath Aston
President Donald Trump went on a lengthy Twitter tirade on Monday morning.

Climate Change Authority says Turnbull government should adopt new low emissions target

The Turnbull government should adopt a Low Emissions Target as a fall back option to help Australia reduce its carbon emissions and meet its Paris climate targets,according to the Climate Change Authority.

  • James Massola andHeath Aston
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel has never worked as hard in his life,which is no mean feat.

Turnbull backbench questions Paris climate deal commitment if Trump pulls out

The federal government expects United States President Donald Trump to walk away from the Paris climate agreement,but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his senior ministers insist Australia will not follow suit – despite pressure from the Coalition backbench.

  • James Massola andHeath Aston
British Prime Minister Theresa May.

UK election:Ex-Blair aide Alastair Campbell says Labour and Tories have abandoned the centre

Former Blair spin doctor says British politics has abandoned the middle ground.

  • Heath Aston andpolitical correspondent