Australia politics live: Biloela family await news on their future, Morrison and Johnson discuss trade deal

Welcome to a new sitting fortnight and a new round of Politics Live.

As is usual in sitting weeks, the blog will become more politics heavy as we focus on what’s happening in Parliament House (and the corridors) but we’ll keep you updated on any other important news as well.

Most eyes though, are looking west, to see if a four-year-old girl will be reunited with her family.

Sarah Martin reports there is to be an official decision today. But don’t expect anything major, like their visa status, to change:

The immigration minister, Alex Hawke, is set to announce on Tuesday that the Murugappan family will be released from detention on Christmas Island and allowed to reunite on the Australian mainland.

Hawke will use his ministerial discretion to allow the family to return but the government is not expected to make any substantive changes to their visa status which is still being argued in the courts.

In other news, we’re still waiting for the in-principle agreement for the UK-Australia free trade deal, with Scott Morrison still overseas. That means Michael McCormack remains acting PM while parliament is sitting. Huzzah.

And you may have watched Four Corners as well. We’ll bring you any fallout from the program (but as a reminder, please remember that comments are considered publishing as far as Australian courts are concerned. Same with your social media)

You have Mike Bowers, Katharine Murphy, Paul Karp and Sarah Martin in Canberra, as well as the rest of the Guardian brain’s trust at your service. Being a sitting week, Amy Remeikis is on the blog. I’ll be with you for most of the day.

I’m about to start on coffee number two, but there will, of course, be more.

Ready?