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John RolfeSenior reporter

John Rolfe focuses on white-collar crime, consumer affairs and the cost of living. He was formerly The Daily Telegraph’s national political editor and chief of staff. He is best known for his efforts on behalf of readers through the Public Defender column, for which he was recognised by News Corp Australia as the Specialist Reporter of the Year.

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Power companies warned to slash prices… or else

Electricity retailers will have failed the test built into new “big stick” power price laws if they don’t slash prices on July 1, the nation’s top energy consumer advocate says.

National

27/ 09/2017. Santos Tintsfield flare outside the town of Narrabri in North Western NSW, gas flared from its Tintsfield pilot wells on local farmer Peter Gett's property. Santos has plans for 850 new gas wells but the project has currently stalled. Peter Britta Campion / The Australian

Santos gas best, says Taylor

A Santos gas project worth billions of dollars would fuel economic recovery and cut prices, the Federal Government says.

NSW

***EMBARGOED - SPEAK TO NICOLA GIBSON DT PIC DESK*** Stuart Southwell pictured at home in Narrabri with his family Brooke (Wife), Georgia, 4, Jacqueline, 2, and Alexandra, 5 months. Picture: Josh Smith

How huge gas project would bring regional town back to life

The long-awaited Narrabri gas project would have the power to drive down prices in the NSW energy market, but for many locals it is also about bringing the town they love roaring back to life.

NSW

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference following a National Cabinet meeting on on May 15, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Scott Morrison announced a $48 million commitment to the national mental health plan. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)

Kickstarting NSW: Our road to recovery

Scott Morrison has vowed to crank economic expansion and job creation to the max through an attack on taxes, workplace laws and government regulations no longer “fit for purpose”.

NSW

(FILES) This file illustration taken on October 1, 2019 shows the logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google displayed on a tablet in Lille, France. - Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of 2020 as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)

Social media giants trying to avoid paying for journalism: ACCC

Google and Facebook won’t live up to their promise of trying to benefit society until they start paying for journalism, the ACCC says.

NSW

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham and local MPÕs Angie Bell and Karen Andrews will host a roundtable TOMORROW with key Gold Coast stakeholders in tourism and small business. Stakeholders will discuss how the Gold Coast can tap into the Federal GovernmentÕs $1 billion stimulus package for regions adversely impacted by Coronavirus (Covid-19) and are reliant on tourism and education. MP Karen Andrews talks with media. Picture: Lawrence Pinder

COVID-19 vaccine to be Australian-made

Australians are set to be inoculated against COVID-19 with a locally made vaccine even if our researchers don’t come up with a cure, the Industry Minister says.

ExclusiveNSW

**RETRANSMISSION OF IMAGE ID 20151027001192752040 RESIZED** A composite image of signage of Australia's 'big four' banks ANZ, Westpac, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and the National Australia Bank (NAB) signage in Sydney, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Payments paused on 429,000 home loans

Repayments on one-in-14 mortgages have been deferred by Australian households during the COVID-19 pandemic, new figures reveal, totalling $153.5 billion in housing debt.

News

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Pictured is Pitt Street Mall this morning. Picture: Tim Hunter.

ASX rollercoaster continues amid ‘retail apocalypse’ warning

Australian stocks have endured another volatile week, finishing slightly up as poor jobs data is balanced against a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions.

News

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (left) and Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrive for a press conference in the Prime Ministers Courtyard at Parliament House on May 14, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Australia's unemployment rate has recorded its biggest monthly rise ever, as 594,300 people lost jobs in April as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions shut thousands of businesses around the country and affected many more. The official jobless rate published by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has now climbed to 6.2 per cent. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

‘Tough day for Australia’: 600,000 jobs lost

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the focus is to “reopen the economy” after job figures revealed the number of Australians in employment slumped by nearly 600,000 in April.

NSW Coronavirus News

07/11/2019: Senator Kim Carr arrives for the ALP National executive meeting to receive the ALP review, in Melbourne Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.

‘Deeply offensive’: PM weighs in on ALP senator’s Hitler slur

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had no doubt people would find Labor Senator Kim Carr’s comments “deeply offensive” after the senior figure invoked the spectre of “anti-science” Nazis in an extraordinary personal attack on journalists and Coalition MPs.

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