Australia News LIVE: Government weighs energy action; Wages in focus; Penny Wong races back to the Pacific; Robert Hughes gets parole - Sydney Morning Herald

The federal government could constrain exports of gas as it looks to rein in runaway prices.

Assistant Minister for the Republic Matt Thistlethwaite said this morning Australians should consider whether the nation should become a republic once Queen Elizabeth II ends her reign. Thistlethwai… [+2187 chars]

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