Pauline Hanson adds to confusion over One Nation’s immigration policy – as it happened
This news roundup covers a variety of Australian domestic issues, including missing tourists in Nepal, economic concerns regarding inflation, and political shifts in One Nation's immigration policy. It also touches on local infrastructure and legal developments.
Why it matters
Provides a snapshot of the current Australian political and social landscape, highlighting the breadth of issues facing the government and public.
That’s where we’ll leave our live coverage after a jam-packed news day.
Before we go, let’s recap the day’s top headlines:
At least 34 Australian tourists are reportedly missing in the deadly flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border. Fourteen of them missing in Himalayas are members of same religious group.
The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has defended national cabinet’s decision to drop strict mandates requiring new AI datacentres to be powered entirely by renewable energy.
The former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says the GST deal benefiting Western Australia is “stupid” and undermines the “integrity of the system of horizontal fiscal equalisation”.
The Victorian premier, Ben Carroll , has announced he will scrap a levy on public transport users the government secretly introduced to help pay for the Suburban Rail Loop.
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