Morning Mail: Coalition’s energy rules ‘timebomb’, Trump’s spokeswoman resigns, Europe enjoys solar blackout

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Morning everyone. The Coalition is facing pushback over its pledge to scrap construction rules aimed at improving energy efficiency for homes. Also, police are looking at allegations that a car was deliberately driven towards an anti-racism protester, there are more questions about former professor Jason Arday’s origin story, and Europe has enjoyed a full solar eclipse. Australia Energy ‘timebomb’ | A Coalition plan to abolish compulsory energy standards for new homes that help reduce people’s exposure to heat and cold has been criticised by advocates as a “cost-of-living timebomb” that would deepen inequality. The Liberal senator Andrew Bragg outlined the plan in a wide-ranging speech yesterday. ‘Gayest’ party | Barnaby…

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