Morning Mail: voters want power bill help, Kohli in hotel security breach, a taxing question for Plibersek

Voters say they want the government to help on power bills, with many blaming excess energy company profits for the problem. Photograph: Andrew Chapman/The Guardian

Morning, everyone. It’s Melbourne Cup day but in these straitened times the nation might be more likely to stop to find out whether the Reserve Bank puts up interest rates again this afternoon than check the winner at Flemington. The cost of living is beginning to dominate the political discourse and our Guardian Essential poll today shows that people want more help with soaring energy bills. There’s also full coverage of Lula’s astonishing victory in the Brazilian election.

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