Liberals were split over whether the preselected Amelia Hamer should stand aside if Frydenberg wants to try to win back the seat. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSally McManus says workers are still coming from behind:I won’t be too happy if it’s 3.5%. That’s smack on inflation. I think...

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Today we reveal that 25 of the 153 people affected by the high court’s ruling on indefinite detention had already been released into the community under ministerial discretion – including one murderer...

Rescue teams had worked around the clock looking for a woman in her 30s who was unaccounted for after the blast in WhalanGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRescuers have found the body of a woman in the rubble of a townhouse in Sydney’s west that collapsed after an explosion on Saturday.NSW police and fire and rescue...

In a new Quarterly Essay, Joëlle Gergis says that while Rome wasn’t built in a day, the Albanese government’s lack of action on climate change does not reflect the urgency of the crisisFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlthough the 2022 federal election ushered...

Andrew Giles says tribunal did not apply ‘common sense’ when assessing visa cancellations – but sometimes common sense requires clear directionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAll week in parliament, Anthony Albanese and Andrew Giles have expressed frustration...

Numbers of the Australian native fish have grown from 1,000 to 5,000 in eight years, and Queensland has now declared its habitat a special wildlife reserveSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThe red-finned blue-eye is no longer Australia’s rarest freshwater fish.The last of...