PENALISING businesses for their carbon emissions through the safeguard mechanism is a “Trojan horse for a carbon tax”, the Coalition has warned.

FORMER NSW Liberal minister Gareth Ward has told reporters he “will prove his innocence” after facing court on historical sexual assault charges, three days after seeking re-election in his seat of Kiama.

FORMER First Lady Michelle Obama has stepped foot on to the streets of Sydney in style, switching out her conservative blazers and suits for casual, on-trend pieces.

And.. THE Dolphins, Wests Tigers and Parramatta have emerged as the most potent threats to Canberra’s hopes of keeping Jack Wighton.