What we learned; Wednesday 12 June
That’s all from us this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s our summary of today’s main events:
Anthony Albanese backed the UN security council’s ceasefire resolution for Gaza.
The prime minister said Australia having no 2030 emissions reduction target would harm the country’s international standing, but Peter Dutton argued the target would “destroy the economy”. The Greens’ Adam Bandt, meanwhile, said the target and Australia’s climate laws were “Dutton proof”.
The Victorian premier Jacinta Allan said there was no place for misogyny in Victoria following allegations deepfakes depicting about 50 female students from a private school in regional Victoria were circulated online.
The Senate inquiry into consultancies report was branded as “weak” by the Greens, while committee member Deborah O’Neill said Australia needs transparency.
And Victorian police have conducted a targeted search as part of their investigation into the alleged murder of Samantha Murphy.
Thanks for joining us and see you tomorrow.
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Victoria police conduct new ‘targeted search’ as part of Samantha Murphy investigation
Victoria police have released details about searches conducted in the Ballarat area over the past two days.
“Police undertook a targeted search in the Ballarat area yesterday and today as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Samantha Murphy,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad as well as a range of specialist resources from across Victoria police were involved in the search, which is part of the ongoing investigation into Murphy’s alleged murder in February.
They said Murphy’s family had been advised, but that the force was not in a position to give further specific details about the operation, which has now ended.
A number of items located during a search in Buninyong on 29 May are still being forensically assessed, they added.
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