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Independent senator David Pocock calls the Australian gas industry "leeches" in response to a report that found over half of Australia's LNG export facilities pay no royalties.
Federal Court documents reveal journalist Lisa Wilkinson was billed $8,000 for each full day in court by top defamation lawyer Sue Chrysanthou during Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation case, as the work to determine what costs should be awarded continues.
The WA government removes an expert from a committee considering appeals to a controversial gas expansion, after concerns were raised over his links to Chevron.