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Australia: PHEV sales surge, AI video sparks concern, power passport

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV charging. Brasilia, Brazil

A Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV charging. Photo: CC 4.0 BY-SA / Mariordo / Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about calls to keep tax benefits for plug-in hybrid vehicles amid a surge in sales.

A deepfake video of the Queensland premier dancing is fueling a push for stronger political advertising laws ahead of the October state election and Australia is climbing up the list of global power passports.

Annika Smethurst is political editor at The Age