Your afternoon Briefing: Palaszczuk torpedoes NEG deal

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**RE-TRANSMISSION OF IMAGE ID: 20180724001355136523 TO CORRECT NAME** Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is seen under questioning during an Estimates Hearing at Parliament House in Brisbane, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Palaszczuk torpedoes NEG deal

Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has torpedoed Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg’s hopes of clinching a deal over his national energy guarantee on Friday, saying the policy must first go to the Coalition party room.

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Victorian Department of Parliamentary Services secretary Peter Lochert , appearing before a Legislative Council Privileges Committee heading into allegations of misuse of parliamentary resources. Picture : Ian Currie

‘I didn’t workshop Red Shirts plan’

A senior Victorian public servant has denied helping Labor “workshop” ways to get the ‘Red Shirts’ election funding scheme approved by parliamentary officials.

Victorian Department of Parliamentary Services Secretary Peter Lochert appeared before the parliament’s Privileges Committee this morning, to give evidence on Victorian Labor’s so-called Red Shirts rorting scheme, which is now being investigated by state police.

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Panthers coach Anthony Griffin looks on during a press conference following the Round 19 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Friday, July 20, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Panthers sack coach Anthony Griffin

Penrith have parted ways with coach Anthony Griffin only four weeks before the finals.

The Panthers coach has been under siege in recent weeks and it is understood officials felt they had no choice but to act as they watched the side scrape home against Canberra at Panthers Stadium yesterday.

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Brazilian murder victim, Cecilia Haddad. Source: Facebook

Haddad ex wins estate fight

Felipe Torres, the former husband of murdered Brazilian mining executive Cecilia Haddad, will take full ownership of millions of dollars in life insurance and property after her father accepted that, legally, the couple were still married in Australia.