Your noon Briefing: Citizenship rules plan sparks frenzy

Your 2-minute guide to the day’s top stories and a light read for lunchtime.

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Australian Passport With the World map in the Background

Citizenship frenzy

Citizenship applications have skyrocketed after the government unsuccessfully sought to tighten eligibility rules.

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The sun sets over Port Melbourne pier as Melbourne gets set to warm later in the week. Picture: Mark Stewart

Power struggle

Victoria’s power supply is struggling with a third generator failing as furnace-like conditions again grip the state.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten during House of Representatives question time at Parliament House on October 25, 2017 in Canberra, Australia. The Sydney and Melbourne offices of the Australian Workers Union' were raided by federal police yesterday as part of an investigation into donations made more than 10 years ago to the lobby group GetUp and to Labor candidates. Labor leader Bill Shorten has labelled the move as a smear campaign. (Photo by Stefan Postles/Getty Images)

In Bill’s ear

There is not nearly enough scrutiny of the militant CFMMEU nor the likely power and influence it will wield when Bill Shorten becomes PM, writes Peter Van Onselen.

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Anna Wintour has ignited a storm over her comments on gay rights.

Wintour is coming

Fashion is annoying, misleading and often destructive, which is why Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour has made such a spectacle of herself, according to Chris Kenny.

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Joe Hockey and Steven Marshall in San Francisco

The light read: Crime of fashion

Malcolm Turnbull had his nonchalant black leather jacket, Tony Abbott was known for bright red budgie smugglers, Alexander Downer did it with fishnets, Julie Bishop said it all with red heels, Bob Katter has a big hat while Scott Morrison prefers a little cap. Former treasurer Joe Hockey took a while to make his fashion statement. Find out why.