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Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia could become an unrecognisable “public autocracy” if a national ICAC with influence was established, and the Coalition has announced it would freeze the pension-deeming rate for two years if elected. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma…

Wednesday: Federal election campaign brings unease in coal-rich NSW seat of Hunter. Plus: One Nation scrambles for candidates

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An unrelenting heatwave pushed electricity demand to a record high in April

Some schools have closed early for summer. More than a billion people are in danger of heat stroke. Summer's early arrival in South Asia also threatens global grain supplies.

North Korea's isolated economy will not be insulated from global economic headwinds caused by the Ukraine war and the COVID-19 lockdowns in China, analysts said, with recently resumed border trade taking a hit and inflation exacerbating food shortages.

An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels

By taking an 11% stake in AGL, Mike Cannon-Brookes has effectively killed the AGL demerger. And Angus Taylor might have accidentally helped him.

Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys shares in coal-powered energy company AGL, vowing to create "a better future" that moves towards "decarbonisation".

But Blockware Mining isn’t alone in Kentucky. As the technology takes off, a cryptocurrency mining boom is taking place in the state that’s known for mining coal. It’s a burgeoning industry that investors see as a cutting-edge economic opportunity. But critics say it’s compounding the world’s preeminent crisis – climate…

“Power prices are going up”, shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers declared last week. But according to energy minister Angus Taylor, “No one’s household power prices have gone up.” So who is right?