The day that was, Monday 10 October
That is where we will leave the live blog for Monday.
Here’s what made the news today:
Petrol prices could hit $2.15 a litre in coming weeks as capital cities return to the top of their fuel cycles and the return of an excise tax kicks in.
The federal government revealed a $6.5bn defence budget shortfall, saying 28 major projects were running behind schedule – or cumulatively 97 years late – including Hunter Class frigates, offshore patrol vessels and the battlefield command system.
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has denied his share of responsibility for it in his time as the defence minister before the election, saying the announcement was designed to deflect attention from discussion over whether to go ahead with the stage-three tax cuts.
An Australian father is among the 10 people killed during a blast at a petrol station in Donegal county, Ireland.
A trial has been listed for a group of residents suing the Victorian government over its controversial decision to lock down nine public housing towers.
National vacancy rates have hit a record low as affordability starts to impact rent hikes, CoreLogic’s quarterly rental review has found.
I’ll be back with you tomorrow afternoon, while Natasha May will be on deck for the morning. Until then, stay safe.
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Five-year-old girl has two fingertips severed after getting hand stuck in playground carousel
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters attended a playground in Homebush Road, Strathfield, just before 1.30 pm on Monday and found a girl had been badly injured.
“NSW police, NSW ambulance and council staff tended to the child whilst firefighters located her two severed fingertips,” Fire and Rescue NSW said in a statement. “The young patient has been taken to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead for emergency treatment.”
The playground is reportedly closed and an investigation by the council is underway.
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