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Two news organisations that described a self-confessed transgender woman as a transgender woman have been found to be in breach of Australian Press Council standards for doing so.

After years of fighting for recognition, it appears the use of “transgender” as a descriptor is only allowed in certain circumstances – and certainly not in the accurate reporting of criminal activity.

Despite mounting evidence of the devastating impact Labor’s franking tax changes will have in slashing the income of nearly a million senior Australians, Bill Shorten has declared Labor is “not for turning” and his Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has dismissively said “they’re entitled to vote against us”.

If Labor can be so callous about our seniors, those who’ve worked hard all their lives and contributed to our nation, what will they do to others in our community?

The next time you hear the well-worn line that power from the sun or wind is “free” think of the whopping bill that Victoria and South Australia faced last week to try and power their renewable-dependant States when demand soared – over $1 billion for just 48 hours.

While Queenslanders were paying spot electricity prices of $105.63 per megawatt-hour and NSW $109, Victorians reached an astonishing $14,309-a-megawatt hour limit, while South Australia was paying $14,500.

Australia’s energy supply was yesterday in serious doubt, with consumers in two states being urged not to use their household appliances to ease pressure on a system pushed to breaking point.

Heatwaves are not new to Australian summers but increasingly we are witnessing the inability of our complex power grid to meet the demands of the season when supply is most crucial.

Australia’s system of honours is set to become more politically correct (PC) if Labor is elected – with a vow to introduce gender “targets” on recipients of our highest honours.

What ever happened to merit?

There’s new and clear evidence of the devastating impact that Labor’s policy to remove franking credits will have. A growing number of investment companies are moving now to downscale their shareholdings and pay early dividends to their investors.

These decisions are an attempt to lessen the effect of Labor’s policy and ensure investors on low incomes can retain some of their expected income. Sadly, it’s also a sign that the market expects a Labor election victory this year.

In a clear example of the lunacy that occurs when government adopts a politically correct (PC) agenda, lives are being put at risk in the UK as women who identify as male are being invited for vital cervical cancer screening, even though they don’t have a cervix.

An exclusive nationwide poll has found that 78% of Australians are proud to celebrate Australia Day and 71% don’t want the date changed from January 26.

In a clear rebuke to the politicians and left-wing activists who are attending protests and advocating changing the date, the majority of Australians in every age group - including under 35s - want to keep celebrating our National Day on January 26.

New analysis has found that Bill Shorten and Labor are set to thump Australians with the highest capital gains tax in the world.

While Capital Gains Tax is a feature of most modern economies and has been part of the Australian Tax system since it was introduced in 1985 by the then Labor government, Labor’s plans to increase CGT will mean many Australians will pay an unprecedented rate of tax on their small investments.