Marriage equality: Coalition and Labor expect deal to restrict vilification - politics live

After meetings over the weekend, Labor's Mark Dreyfus has predicted a resolution on legislation to stop vilification on marriage survey to be passed this week. 10.54pm BST Good morning blog people,Gabrielle Chan here. I am making a short guest appearance to get your new live blogger Amy Remeikis into the swing. The chairman of federal parliament's environment and energy committee says a fresh approach is needed on energy policy, including a new federal loan mechanism to upgrade the coal fleet and a "lock in" mechanism for the clean energy target.Ahead of a much telegraphed meeting in Canberra on Monday between the Turnbull government and the head of AGL, Andy Vesey, about extending the operating life of the Liddell power station, the Nationals MP Andrew Broad told Guardian Australia he believed the ageing New South Wales plant was "about stuffed".We are guided by our party and we respect the views of our party. We are not instructed by it. We have to make sure that we take those negotiations into a Coalition, into our business arrangement with the Liberal Party. Continue reading...