The Fair Work Commission will today deliver its decision over whether to bring Sunday penalty rates in line with Saturday rates for those working in the retail, hospitality and fast-food industries, reigniting a political fight between Labor and the Coalition.

The Federal Government is facing pressure to ban lucrative mortgage broker commissions, which consumer groups say encourage bad behaviour and are contributing to record household debt.

Thousands of counterfeit prescription pills made their way into Australia's official supply chain in 2010, ending up at a children's hospital in Sydney. Now the pharmacist who supplied the fakes is fighting the cancellation of his licence.

The executive director of the International Energy Agency calls on Australia to become a world leader in carbon capture and storage technology.

Australia's energy operator finds power plant failures contributed to the unprecedented pressure on the New South Wales electricity grid during this month's heatwave.