Dutton says ‘Australia can learn’ from new British PM’s nuclear stance – as it happened

Peter Dutton during the announcement of Australia’s Paralympic Team for the Paris games on Tuesday. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

8.13am BST

What we learned, Friday 5 July 2024

With that, we’ll end our live coverage of the day’s news.

Here’s a summary of the main news developments:

• Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have congratulated the UK Labour leader, Keir Starmer, on becoming Britain’s new prime minister.

• The Australian federal police are investigating whether “diversionary tactics” were used to distract police as four people allegedly trespassed onto Parliament House’s roof to protest the war in Gaza.

• Australian cricket star Usman Khawaja has accused Peter Dutton of “fuelling Islamophobia”, while Labor MP Ed Husic also criticised the opposition leader, over his comments about “Muslim candidates from western Sydney”.

• A Canberra back yard has become the latest site hit by a strain of bird flu. Read this explainer on why the avian influenza outbreak has left egg shoppers and farmers shell-shocked.

Thanks for reading. Have a pleasant evening.

Updated at 8.21am BST

8.11am BST

Plibersek approves 54-turbine Muswellbrook wind farm project

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, has approved a 54-turbine wind farm to be built 10km east of Muswellbrook in the Hunter region of New South Wales.

She said the approval of the 347 megawatt Bowmans Creek Wind farm, a project from South Korean-owned Ark Energy, came with “strict conditions” to protect threatened regent honeyeaters, swift parrots and koalas. She said:

We want to unlock Australia’s potential to be a world leader in renewable energy. I’ve now ticked off 55 renewable energy projects which will power over 3 million homes.”

Updated at 8.19am BST