Youth curfew ‘not the long-term solution’, MP says – as it happened

Malarndirri McCarthy, the assistant minister for Indigenous Australians, says leaders need to listen to Alice Springs residents before deciding to extend the youth curfew. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

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What we learned: Wednesday, 3 April

With that thrilling statement, we will wrap the blog for the evening. We’ll be back first thing tomorrow for all the latest. Until then, have a lovely night.

Here were the major developments of the day:

• Samantha Mostyn will be Australia’s next governor general. Speaking in Canberra, the prime minister said Mostyn, who will be the 28th governor general and the second woman to hold the role, will be sworn in on July 1.

• The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (Vals) has slammed the state government’s response to a report by the Indigenous-truth telling commission into reform to overhaul the child protection and criminal justice systems. The Victorian government has handed down its response to a report by the Yoorrook justice commission. The government has supported four of the report’s 46 recommendations in full, while 24 have been accepted in principle.

• The Northern Territory government has announced funding to recruit an additional 200 police officers in a bid to “deliver more police on our streets than ever before”.

• And Anthony Albanese said he spoke with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning, expressing his concern over Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom’s death following an Israeli air strike. The foreign minister, Penny Wong, said the Israeli government “must change course”, while the Israeli ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, vowed Israel would “thoroughly investigate this tragedy”.

Updated at 8.06am BST

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King Charles issues statement on appointment of new governor general

King Charles has released an official statement following the announcement of our next governor general, Sam Mostyn.

He says he has been “pleased” to approve the appointment of Mostyn on the advice of our PM.

The governor general holds office at the pleasure of the King, however, in Australia, a governor general’s term of office is usually understood to be five years.

His excellency general the honourable David Hurley will conclude his appointment on 1 July 2024.

There you have it! He’s not mincing his words.

Updated at 8.03am BST