What we learned: Wednesday 7 August
And that’s where we’ll leave today’s blog, too. Here’s just some of what we learned:
Linda Reynolds has accused the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, of “seeking to silence” the former defence minister by denying her a chance to defend herself as the government worked towards a settlement with Brittany Higgins.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, and the defence minister, Richard Marles, have held annual talks with their US counterparts Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin in Maryland.
The Australian government has changed its travel advice for Bangladesh to “do not travel”.
Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States announced that their militaries will conduct a joint exercise in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone today and tomorrow.
A man will face court after allegedly stealing and selling unreleased limited edition Bluey coins from a Sydney warehouse earlier this year.
A new report into the health of the Great Barrier Reef shows it is resilient, but increasingly vulnerable to global heating.
Unions are pushing for 50c public transport fares in Queensland to remain when a six-month trial ends as the state’s transport-dominated election campaign ramps up
A man narrowly escaped an apartment fire in Sydney’s northern beaches, believed to have been caused by a faulty lithium-ion battery.
The three-term mayor of Maribyrnong council in Melbourne, Sarah Carter, has died at the age of 45.
Thanks so much for your company this evening. We’ll be back first thing tomorrow morning.
Updated
Day four of the defamation trial against Brittany Higgins by Linda Reynolds has concluded.
Reynolds will return to the witness stand on Thursday to continue cross-examination by Higgins’ lawyer, Rachael Young SC.
We’ll bring you the latest then.
