Good morning! Tory Shepherd here, only just emerging from a budget week-induced haze. Speaking of which – the budget fallout continues, as does the fallout from Labor’s budget reply. And the fallout from the floods. And more. There’s a lot of falling out, I’ll bring you whatever lands today as it happens. An interim free … Read more
Scott Morrison says Bushmaster vehicles bound for Ukraine after confusion in Senate estimates; PM delaying election announcement to run political ads, Albanese claims; Michele Bullock becomes first female deputy governor of RBA; Victoria reports six Covid deaths, Queensland three, NSW two and ACT one. Follow all the day’s news live Zali Steggall more likely to … Read more
David Irvine will be deeply missed. As a director-general, diplomat and the chair of the foreign investment review board, David made an enormous contribution to the security and safety of Australia over many decades. David served as director-general of Asio from March 2009 until September 2014. He was an exceptional, wise and humble leader. Prior … Read more
6.01am BST 06:01 22nd over: West Indies 91-3 (Taylor 19, Campbelle 0) Matthews had the right idea, at least. Might as well swing for it as sputter out. 6.00am BST 06:00 WICKET! Matthews c King b Jonassen 34, West Indies 91-3 The demand takes its toll. The number one bowler in the world hasn’t even … Read more
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9.52am BST 09:52 In lockup, we got a late delivery of the defence media statement, hand-delivered. Why the delay? It might have something to do with veterans’ affairs and defence personnel minister, Andrew Gee, declaring he would quit cabinet if the backlog of veterans’ claims wasn’t cleared. There he is, in the release, listing a … Read more
NSW paramedics are taking industrial action in a bid to force meetings with the government to secure pay rises and more staff, Jack Gramenz from AAP reports. Members of the Australia Paramedics Association will throughout Tuesday refuse to transfer stations from the one where they start their shift to fill roster gaps, as well as … Read more
10.44pm GMT 22:44 The NSW Labor opposition has outlined a plan for the state to rebuild and recover from the devastating floods that have left about 1,500 people in emergency accommodation and damaged or destroyed about 95,000 homes, AAP reports. The federal and New South Wales governments were too slow to act in the immediate … Read more
Climate activists have struck for the fifth day in a row outside a Sydney shipping terminal used to transport coal. A 29-year-old suspended himself from the Botany Road bridge, disrupting road and rail traffic early on Saturday morning. Police said they arrested the man within 20 minutes of arriving at the scene but two city-bound … Read more
The decision to repeal Australia’s medevac laws was the hardest I’ve ever had to make in my political career. In the end, I decided to support it. Not for nothing. I did it because I thought, on balance, that medevac gave me leverage to get people out of offshore detention. To let them move on … Read more