What we learned – Wednesday 3 July
As politicians and journos party down at the midwinter ball, we’ll wrap up our live coverage for the night. We’ll have a gallery of all the pictures up later so you can relive it all over again.
It was also a busy day news wise. Here’s a summary of the day’s main developments:
Anthony Albanese has said senator Fatima Payman has “made a decision to place herself outside the Labor party”, and suggested he expects that Payman may resign from the party “in the coming days”.
Australia’s corporate watchdog should be split into two after “comprehensively” failing its role as a regulator, including focusing more on managing its reputation than enforcement action, a parliamentary committee inquiry has found.
Booktopia has entered into voluntary administration, but will continue filling orders and selling to the public under supervision from an insolvency adviser.
Australia’s universities have descended into infighting over a proposed international student cap, with some bodies claiming the government is protecting elite institutions.
Have a pleasant evening.
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TV big names shimmer
It’s not just the politicians posing for pictures tonight. Here we have veteran journalist and host of ABC’s 7:30 Sarah Ferguson next to Sky News commentator and host Peta Credlin.
The theme for tonight is Love is in the Air, and is there anything better than seeing two big names from rival outlets normally in fierce competition with each other taking the opportunity to pose for a smile next to each other?
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