Attacks on Hindu temples have ‘no place in Australia’, PM says; Sydney trains hit by delays – as it happened

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the vandalism of Hindu temples in Melbourne. Photograph: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images

6.03am GMT

What we learned today, Saturday 11 March

That’s where we’ll leave our coverage for today.

Here’s a recap of the day’s news:

• Floods are continuing to pose a major threat to north-west Queensland, principally in the outback town of Burketown. The floods, already at record levels, are expected to peak on Sunday. Police have been urging locals to evacuate, saying the area is no longer safe.

• The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has used blunt language in response to the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s concerns about attacks on Hindu temples in Melbourne. Albanese says such attacks have no place in Australia and “we will take every action, through our police and security agencies, to make sure anyone responsible for this faces the full force of the law”. He also used the trip to suggest the two nations could sign a “transformational” trade deal by the end of the year.

• Sydney’s rail network continued to face chaos due to ongoing repairs, following the complete outages experienced this week.

• The former prime minister Scott Morrison told News Corp that the formation of Aukus was “the best kept ­secret in Australian history since the second world war”.

Thanks so much for sticking with me and my colleague Henry Belot today.

Updated at 6.11am GMT

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Speaking to the media in New Delhi before heading to the United States, where I will be meeting with @JoeBiden and @RishiSunak to progress the AUKUS agreement. pic.twitter.com/ZURwPE0NjG

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) March 11, 2023