Public service shake-up continues with four new secretaries for government departments – as it happened

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has continued the new Labor administration’s shake-up of the public service. Photograph: Rob Blakers/AAP

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What we learned, Wednesday 22 June

And with that, we are going to put the blog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big stories from today:

• Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro ‘will do a great job’ as New York trade commissioner, says premier Dominic Perrottet
• Head of Aemo announces suspension of electricity market will lift at 4am tomorrow, saying priority is ‘connecting new generation sources’
• NSW opposition leader Chris Minns says state budget predicated on ‘heroic assumption’ of growth
• NSW premier Dominic Perrottet urges teachers to ‘act reasonably’ ahead of planned strikes
• Federal energy minister Chris Bowen said Aemo market move ‘prudent’ and ‘careful’
• Former attorney general George Brandis joins ANU
• Crown wins conditional approval to operate Sydney casino
• Anthony Albanese says Adam Bandt should ‘reconsider his position’ on displaying national flag
• Anthony Albanese says former energy minister Angus Taylor was ‘minister for talking nonsense’
• Dominic Perrottet urged to halt John Barilaro trade job appointment pending inquiry
• Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia encourages Anthony Albanese to visit Kyiv while in Europe

Thank you for spending the day with us - we will be back tomorrow.

Updated at 10.15am BST

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Canberra Health Services has warned there will be long wait times in emergecy tongiht

Canberra, our emergency department is under extreme pressure tonight. Please, keep the emergency department for emergencies. We will always give priority to the most urgent cases and there will be long wait times for less urgent cases.

— Canberra Health Services (@ACT_CHS) June 22, 2022