Press digest

The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports comments by Tonio Fenech that Labour's energy plan is an 'Alice in Wonderland proposal'. The Malta Independent quotes Joseph Muscat saying the PL will put consumers first in its energy proposals. It also quotes Tonio Fenech saying that no investor is Father Christmas. In-Nazzjon says that Labour's energy proposal means energy tariffs will rise. l-orizzont leads with a press conference by Labour spokesmen who said that comments by Tonio Fenech confirmed that Labour's energy plans could be achieved. The overseas press Fire authorities in Australia are preparing for worsening weather conditions throughout today and into the weekend as crews battle to quell blazes across the country. ABC says some 100 fires are burning across New South Wales, 28 in Tasmania and 22 across Queensland. A total fire ban is in place for New South Wales, the ACT and Victoria as the nation continues to suffer a record-breaking heatwave with a maximum temperature of 46 degrees recorded. The Washington Post reports US vice-president Joe Biden and the National Rifle Association butted heads on gun control in Washington as a...