The day that was, Friday 10 June
That’s where we will wrap on the blog for Friday. For my sins, I will be back with you tomorrow morning with all the latest news.
Here’s what made the news today:
- The Nadesalingam family have had an emotional reunion with the Queensland regional town of Biloela, after years in immigration detention and legal uncertainty.
- The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, held meetings for what Ardern said was a reset of the relationship as a result of the election of the new Labor government.
- Ardern reiterated NZ’s longstanding opposition to deporting New Zealand citizens on character grounds when they have lived most of their lives in Australia, but Albanese would not say whether there would be a change in policy.
- There were chaotic scenes at Sydney and Melbourne airports on Friday as Australians embarked on Queen’s birthday long weekend holidays, with airports unable to cope due to ongoing staffing issues.
- Victoria announced a new $500m women and children’s hospital in Geelong.
- Senator Mehreen Faruqi was appointed deputy leader of the Australian Greens, replacing Senator Nick McKim and Senator Larissa Waters.
- The NSW government committed almost $570m to upgrade the state’s Opal transport system and launched a trial of a new all-in-one transport app.
- There were 40 reported Covid-19 deaths.
Until tomorrow, stay warm.
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Miles Franklin prize removes novel from longlist after author apologises for plagiarism
Australia’s most prestigious books prize, the Miles Franklin literary award, has pulled The Dogs by John Hughes from its 2022 longlist, a day after Hughes apologised for plagiarising parts of the work of a Nobel laureate “without realising” in his acclaimed novel, Anna Katherine Verney reports.
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