That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Here are the main stories from the day:
The foreign minister, Penny Wong, says the situation in Gaza had “gone beyond the world’s worst fears” before the UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.
The Coalition continues to scrap over the climate crisis, with a senior Liberal warning of a mass exodus from the frontbench if the party pursues a policy of net zero by 2050 at “any costs”, and a senior National not ruling out another split between the parties;
Australia and Papua New Guinea will agree to defend each other in the event of a military attack, part of a landmark defence agreement due to be signed on the sidelines of celebrations to commemorate the country’s independence this week;
Australia’s online safety watchdog has recommended social media platforms undertake the “most minimally invasive techniques” to determine a user’s age from December when a ban on under-16 users kicks in.
A 25-year-old man has died and seven people – including five police officers – are being treated in hospital after a gas leak at a restaurant in Sydney’s north-west.
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is lending a hand to Jacinta Nampijinpa Price in her fight against defamation allegations brought by the chief executive officer of the Central Land Council.
Sean Bell, who has worked in Pauline Hanson’s office for the past nine years, was named as One Nation’s replacement for the Senate after Warwick Stacey resigned for health reasons in August.
The head of the Reserve Bank’s economics department, Sarah Hunter, has downplayed the recent jump in inflation as measured by the monthly consumer price indicator.
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