Stevens defies critics on rate rises – The Fin; Electricity tsar lashes Garnaut – The Aus; Green tick for $25b gas project - The West; WA ready with cattle ban plan – The Fin; $1.2b Catalpa deal thwarts bid – The West

Stevens defies critics on rate rises – The Fin; Electricity tsar lashes Garnaut – The Aus; Green tick for $25b gas project - The West; WA ready with cattle ban plan – The Fin; $1.2b Catalpa deal thwarts bid – The West