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The Federal Labor Party has announced its energy policy and at its centre is a plan to subsidise household batteries for storing rooftop solar energy and an offer to support the Government's abandoned National Energy Guarantee.

On Thursday's PM: The PM has proposed new laws to make it easier to strip Australian citizenship from those convicted of terrorism offences; after serving nearly two decades in jail, former Treasury official David Eastman's murder case has come to an end; and a British man is beginning a life sentence in the UAE after being convicted of spying for the UK government.

On Wednesday's PM: Scott Morrison under fire as some Muslim leaders plan to boycott a meeting on radical Islam; Donald Trump stands by Saudi Arabian ties, despite the CIA finding the Saudi crown prince ordered a journalist's murder; and chaos surrounds the opening of a brand new hospital in Sydney as its boss resigns.

The Federal Government is overseeing two programs which will use facial recognition technology for digital identification and law enforcement. Experts warn the way the technology is being rolled out could have serious privacy implications.

Sydney's newest hospital officially opened two days ago but its CEO has already resigned, following complaints over a lack of resources and understaffing. Questions are now being asked about the public-private partnership arrangement used by the NSW Government to operate the hospital.

The Prime Minister has criticized a group of Muslim leaders for refusing to attend a meeting with him. Nine invited leaders have penned an open letter, declining to attend due to deep disappointment with Scott Morrison's comments following the Bourke Street attack.

Donald Trump has declared his unwavering support for Saudi Arabia's Muhammad bin Salman, just days after the CIA concluded that the crown prince had ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Dr Rodger Shanahan, research fellow at the Lowy Institute, speaks with PM on the complex relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia.

The Commonwealth Bank chair has again been in the hot seat at the banking Royal Commission, with senior counsel suggesting the CBA board broke the law by failing to hold management to account and failing to keep proper records.

New parents are being promised more flexibility around when they take paid parental leave, under proposed Federal Government changes.

It's been another day of explosive evidence at the banking royal commission, with the current chair and chief executive of the Commonwealth Bank blaming their predecessors for the bank's string of scandals.