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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Australia’s costly SUV obsession, News Corp shakeup, election fever in Britain

Anthony Albanese has spruiked new fuel efficiency standards but gains could be lost because SUVs and utes are so popular.
Anthony Albanese has spruiked new fuel efficiency standards but gains could be lost because SUVs and utes are so popular. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Morning everyone. Australia might be buying more electric vehicles, but the national obsession with SUVs and utes is expected to cancel out all the gains from cleaner cars. Meanwhile, the Murdoch empire’s top executives are gathering in Sydney ahead of an expected restructuring of the Australian business next week and it’s election fever in Britain as Rishi Sunak calls an election for 4 July.

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