Your Briefing: Warning of deaths over solar panel installations

Hello readers. National audit reveals lives could be at risk from unsafe rooftop solar panels and Barnaby Joyce knew of Andrew Broad claims.

Hello readers. A national audit has revealed lives could be at risk from unsafe solar panel installations and Barnaby Joyce says knew of Andrew Broad’s “sugar babe” claims.

19/12/2018: Rod Grono is a small solar panel installer /repairer and electrician who estimates 50 per cent of his business is fixing badly-installed solar panels. He is the face, the man, the expert behind Western Sydney Solar. He's installing solar panels at a house in Freemans Reach on Wednesday afternoon. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Warning of deaths over solar panels

A national audit report has found up to one-quarter of all rooftop units ­inspected posed a severe or high risk.

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Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, December 3, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Joyce ‘knew of Broad sex claims’

Barnaby Joyce says he received reports when he was Nationals leader of alleged sexual indiscretions by Andrew Broad. Meanwhile, controversial NSW Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham will reveal his political future after months of sexual misconduct allegations against him.

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Nine may replace Karl withanother woman.

Nine eyes all-women Today

Nine is secretly considering a female line-up on Today next year after axing Karl Stefanovic from the morning show. Richard Wilkins paid tribute to “naughty schoolboy” Stefanovic, acknowledging the “difficult year” he’s endured on and off camera.

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Louisa Jespersen (top right) and her friend Maren Ueland (bottom right), both from Scandinavia, had been camping near the tourist village of Imlil in the High Atlas Mountains when they were both slaughtered. Pictures: Getty/Supplied

Terror linked to tourist murders

Islamists are suspected to have carried out the murder of two young women trekking in Morocco, one of whom was beheaded.

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Meghan and Kate have dined with the Queen for Xmas.

Royal wives down their knives

The Queen has hosted a Christmas lunch for her family as reports of a feud continue to plague Meghan and Kate.