Members of the Australian Defence Force have been told to use the term partner ­instead of husband or wife and to ask colleagues “what is your pronoun”.

They have managed to ­barely scrape through the pandemic lockdown but the state’s restaurateurs and farmers are now faced with a new threat to their livelihoods — lazy Aussies.

A massive 35,000 per cent spike in wholesale power prices due to supply shortages has forced a NSW aluminium smelter to shut down three times in the past week to keep the lights on in Sydney.

And in sport, the player considered so good that the NRL bent the rules to allow him to play will finally get his crack in the top grade.

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Members of the Australian Defence Force have been told to use the term partner ­instead of husband or wife and to ask colleagues “what is your pronoun”.

They have managed to ­barely scrape through the pandemic lockdown but the state’s restaurateurs and farmers are now faced with a new threat to their livelihoods — lazy Aussies.

A massive 35,000 per cent spike in wholesale power prices due to supply shortages has forced a NSW aluminium smelter to shut down three times in the past week to keep the lights on in Sydney.

And in sport, the player considered so good that the NRL bent the rules to allow him to play will finally get his crack in the top grade.

For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.au

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