What we learned; Thursday 23 November
It’s the end of another busy day here. Here’s our Thursday wrap:
Ten homes have been lost to bushfires in Wanneroo in Perth’s north, where the out-of-control blaze continues to burn in highly volatile conditions.
A group of people was detected at an isolated section of the northern WA coast on Wednesday after arriving by boat, prompting Coalition accusations about resumption of dangerous boat journeys.
Anthony Albanese said the Australian government welcomes steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza, but reiterated it “can’t be one-sided”.
Industry minister Ed Husic said it is “extraordinarily crass” for the opposition to use the issuing of 860 temporary visas to Palestinians as a moment to try to score political points after the Coalition questioned the security process behind the visas.
Bruce Lehrmann took the stand for the second day in the high-profile defamation case this morning as his legal team takes him through the events of the night Brittany Higgins claims she was sexually assaulted.
Police have found the body of Kevin Jewell, who triggered a statewide manhunt after his wife, Jodie, was shot dead at their South Australia home on Tuesday evening.
Bill Shorten’s office was vandalised in an apparent response to his calls to “dial down the degree of aggro” in Australia over Israel’s invasion of Gaza.
And, finally, best of luck tonight to all of Guardian Australia’s Walkley award nominees.
Thanks for joining us today.
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The 68th annual Walkley awards will soon be handed out in Sydney, with Guardian Australia nominated across feature writing, commentary and analysis, news photography and specialist reporting categories.
Best of luck to political editor Katharine Murphy, Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam, social affairs and inequality editor Luke Henriques-Gomes, inequality reporter Stephanie Convery, Queensland correspondent Ben Smee, reporter Christopher Knaus and photographer Dean Sewell.
Read more about all seven nominees’ standout work:
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