What happened Tuesday 5 November 2024
With that, we’ll end our live coverage of the day’s news.
Here’s a summary of the main news developments:
Rank outsider Knight’s Choice caused a major upset as the local ride stunned the rest of the field to win the Melbourne Cup in a photo-finish from Warp Speed in second and Okita Soushi in third.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left its key interest rate unchanged for an eighth meeting in a row, at 4.35%, as it awaits more evidence inflation will soon return to its preferred target range.
Police have called off the search for an 11-year-old boy swept out to sea by a treacherous current on the New South Wales coast, just hours after the family said they were hopeful he would be found.
Labor has confirmed university fees will be set using advice from its proposed Australian Tertiary Education Commission, as it ramps up attacks on the Coalition for opposing Help debt cuts.
Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon – accused of killing two men with his service weapon – will be back in court in two weeks, after his lawyer was replaced by legal aid.
Peter Dutton has blasted Coalition MPs for fuelling a federal debate on abortion laws, declaring there would be no change to policy if he wins government and says they must show more “discipline” on the topic.
Police are investigating alleged antisemitic abuse of a group of Jewish school students on a tram in Melbourne.
The coroner overseeing the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance in 2014 has issued a warning after the toddler’s foster mother was abused outside court.
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Murray Watt and attorney general's department officials confirm the government is considering releasing the sealed section of the robodebt royal commission report. #auspol #Estimates
— Paul Karp (@Paul_Karp) November 5, 2024
