Morning Mail: Hanson’s gas policy flip-flop, homeless man shot with Taser, Trump rages at AI ‘conspiracy’

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Politics, really newsletter. Morning everyone. Pauline Hanson has appeared to perform a significant policy U-turn after shelving One Nation’s commitment to a gas reservation in favour of a stance more aligned with the corporate interests of her benefactor Gina Rinehart.It comes as figures show the country’s dependence on gas in the evening energy peak has slumped dramatically, a homeless Queensland man is in hospital after being shot with a Taser by police, the alarming rise of STIs, and Donald Trump rages against a “conspiracy” to undermine AI stocks.Theatre royal | Six years after the historian Jenny Hocking won her battle to release secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm Fraser and the governor general John Kerr, her fight to reveal the truth about Gough Whitlam’s dismissal is being adapted for the stage.Gas price | One Nation has come under fire for quietly shelving support for a new domestic gas reservation policy in preference of a policy that favours the party’s billionaire patron, Gina Rinehart. Australia’s dependence on gas for power during the evening, when the grid is under the most pressure, has fallen by nearly 70% over the past year as batteries surged in, replacing the fossil fuel.Exclusive | A homeless man was shot with a Taser by police in Brisbane after attempting to take his own life during a tent city clearance, sparking calls for mental health considerations when dealing with move-on orders amid Queensland’s homelessness crisis.STI spike | Rates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased by more than 50% across Australia over the past decade, with experts warning of concerning rises among women.AI ‘attacks’ | One of Australia’s top intelligence agencies has warned that AI attacks could exploit the country’s old technology as the government negotiates its guardrails on artificial intelligence’s rapid development. Continue reading...