That's it for today, thanks for reading
Here are the main stories on Friday, 1 April:
- Australia will send military equipment to Ukraine after a request to a joint sitting of parliament by president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
- At least 16 Covid-related deaths across Australia, including a child younger than five in South Australia.
- A woman dies in flood waters at Lismore as northern NSW floods again, but wild weather across the state is set to ease.
- The government cancels a $1.3bn drone program, redirecting the funds to cybersecurity.
- Michele Bullock has become the first female deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
We will see you all again tomorrow.
Updated
Here is a full story on the news that broke earlier today that former education minister Alan Tudge was not being paid as a backbencher. Via Paul Karp:
