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What’s making news today

By Emily Kaine

Hello and welcome back to our rolling coverage of Australian and world news this Friday, November 13. Here’s what is making headlines today.

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s controversial $6 million election promise to a golf club in his electorate was based on rough estimates and internet research, a Senate inquiry heard yesterday, raising fresh questions about the allocation of taxpayer funds in the PM’s seat.
• Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has defended the cost to Australian taxpayers for his trip to this year’s COP31 summit in Turkey, including the tens of thousands of dollars spent on offering free coffees at the conference. He told reporters yesterday it was originally Opposition Leader Angus Taylor’s idea to make the offering, back when he was minister for energy in 2021.
• Meanwhile, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed Australia’s net zero pace as she broke her recent boycott of COP conferences to denounce this year’s leadership for losing control of rising temperatures.
• And Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has resigned after allegations he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.