What we learned, Wednesday 2 November
And with that, we are going to put the blog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big stories:
Vigils for dead schoolboy Casisus Turvey have been held across the country.
Taronga zoo has promised a ‘full review’ after an adult lion and four cubs escaped an enclosure.
The robodebt royal commission heard the scheme went ahead after being backed by then Social Services minister Scott Morrison, and a top law firm warned the department the scheme was unlawful in 2018.
Anthony Albanese has again defended his decision not to attends the Cop27 climate summit, saying ‘I can’t be in all places at once’.
Andrew Wilkie has welcomed the decision to change the ‘gamble responsibly’ warning to ‘chances are, you’re about to lose’ but urged the federal government to ‘go much further’
The SES is preparing for possible record-breaking floods in Forbes as fresh warnings were issued for dozens of areas in rural NSE.
The foreign minister Penny Wong signed a new strategic partnership agreement between Australia and Thailand.
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The Victorian crossbench MP Fiona Patten released a new ad ahead of the state election warning women’s reproductive rights could be under threat.
Thank you for spending part of your day with us, we will be back tomorrow to do it all again.
Updated
The rush for minerals to supply the global effort to ditch fossil fuels will place added stress on the environment and could worsen corruption, but offers the mining sector the chance to recast its image, a major industry event has heard.
Even with the prospect of rapid expansion, the industry faces big challenges in attracting and keeping talent.
