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Josh Taylor (now) and Royce Kurmelovs (earlier)

AFP foil plan to import $1.6bn of liquid meth in coconut water bottles – as it happened

seized drugs on display in Hong Kong
The Australian federal police and Australian border force say they have intercepted 1.8 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine in Hong Kong that was destined for Australia. Photograph: Australian Federal Police

The day that was, Sunday 30 October

That is where we will leave the live blog for Sunday.

Here’s what made the news:

  • One man died and five were injured in three separate incidents in the Melbourne CBD overnight.

  • The federal government is scrambling to find out if any Australians were killed or injured in a stampede that has left at least 149 people dead in South Korea.

  • In the wake of the Optus data breach, Victoria’s Department of Transport will replace nearly one million licences for free by the end of the year and all new cards will feature an extra layer of security.

  • The energy minister, Chris Bowen, has not ruled out putting a cap on gas prices as a measure to stop skyrocketing power prices.

  • Northern Territory attorney general and minister for justice Chansey Paech has defended his government’s failure to close Don Dale youth detention centre saying “new facilities are under construction”.

We’ll be back with you again tomorrow – Senate estimates fun continues next week.

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