The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

Times of Malta says the Auditor General has criticised two government property deals conducted under former Nationalist minister Jason Azzopardi’s watch, pointing to a lack of transparency. In another story, it says most Maltese children who took part in an EU-wide study started using digital technology from the age of one or younger.

L-Orizzont leads with a proposal by the Children’s Commissioner for Child Care Centres to be equipped with security cameras.

The Malta Independent says the EU’s Pana Committee has come up with a set of recommendations on common rules for Financial Intelligence Units to ensure autonomy.

In-Nazzjon says that two official nominations have so far been received for the election of Nationalist Party leader.