That’s where we’ll leave the blog for today. As always, thanks for reading. We’ll be back tomorrow with more live news. Until then, here were the day’s top stories:
The health minister, Mark Butler, expressed concern about Australia’s biggest diphtheria outbreak in decades, as the serious bacterial infection continued to spread through the Northern Territory and bordering states.
The second day of the federal court trial involving classical pianist Jayson Gillham and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took place in Melbourne. Gillham is suing the MSO over a cancelled concert which he claims was an attempt to silence him over his views on Gaza.
New South Wales police and the health department are expected to sign a new agreement on how to deal with mental health incidents, after a spate of fatal shootings.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials were “urgently seeking” the status of 11 Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces in international waters off the coast of Cyprus.
NSW police said they had charged two men after officers allegedly found more than $1m worth of illicit cigarettes and tobacco in a ute on a regional highway during a roadside breath test.
It was confirmed the ABC and SBS have chosen not to adopt the definition of antisemitism used by the royal commission into social cohesion.
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said he was “devastated” after the alleged domestic violence murder of a woman and two children in Sydney. A man was charged with three counts of murder in relation to the deaths.
It was announced taxpayers will fork out an extra $11bn to extend the lifespan of Australia’s ageing Collins-class submarines for another decade, bridging the capability gap before the scheduled arrival of the first Aukus vessels in 2032.
And ARN Media added two of Nine’s biggest names, Eddie McGuire and Karl Stefanovic, to its radio stable as it fights to survive $160m in lawsuits from Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson.
