We will wrap up the live blog here for the evening. This is what made the news today:
The Albanese government confirmed it will permit salmon farming to continue in Macquarie harbour in Tasmania, despite concerns from conservationists about the risks to the endangered Maugean skate.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the media should be “very careful about the fact that Hamas will engage in propaganda because what is happening is the international community are united about isolating Hamas, about supporting a peaceful way forward”.
The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, sharply criticised the Labor government after the ABC received a leaked document from Treasury that includes a number of recommended outcomes for the productivity roundtable, which isn’t scheduled to take place until next week.
The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.2% in July, almost reversing a surprise jump to 4.3% the month before.
Luke O’Neill, the former CEO of the Wiggles Group, has filed a Fair Work claim in the federal court.
The CSIRO has officially opened a new building in Canberra, named “Diversity” – which includes a combined 13m specimens from the Australian National Wildlife Collection and Australian National Insect Collection.
Two Norwegian nationals have been jailed for attempting to smuggle 80kg of cocaine into Australia in 2023.
234 children were in custody in NSW in June, an increase of 34% since the same month in 2023, the state’s crime statistics bureau said.
David Stratton, the revered Australian film critic and beloved co-host of television programs The Movie Show and At The Movies with fellow critic Margaret Pomeranz, died aged 85.
The Australian federal police allege that a man accused of having child abuse material on his device at Sydney airport had AI-generated child abuse material found among the images.
Westpac’s third-quarter net profit hit $1.9bn for the three months to 30 June, a 14% climb over the first half of 2025.
Telstra’s profits have bounced back 31% after mobile phone plan users paid out a couple more dollars each than they did the year prior.
Until tomorrow, enjoy your evening.
