What we learned today, Tuesday 13 June
That’s where we’ll leave the blog for today – thanks so much for joining us. Here is a wrap of the day’s biggest stories:
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, began today’s question time acknowledging the horrific Hunter Valley bus crash, saying: “Today we pause as a parliament to mark a loss beyond words, a tragedy beyond comprehension, an unfairness beyond understanding.”
You can read this explainer of what we know so far about the crash.
Senator Katy Gallagher denied misleading parliament over her knowledge of Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation, hitting back at the Coalition over their “giddy” reaction to leaked text messages.
The Greens party decried what they called “politicking” over the Higgins’s allegations, with Senator Sarah Hanson-Young saying, “The message that this sends to other women right around the country is dangerous.”
Meanwhile, federal police have been asked to investigate the alleged leaking of evidence from the trial of Bruce Lehrmann to the media by a lawyer representing Network Ten.
The Queensland government delivered its budget today, aimed at tacking cost of living pressures. You can read a full breakdown here.
Please take care this evening x
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Amber alert for one-day-old baby taken from Queensland hospital yesterday
Queensland police are seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a one-day-old baby girl who was taken from Ipswich hospital yesterday, who may be at significant risk.
Two women were seen taking the baby and putting her into a white Suzuki Liana with registration 095HI8.
The car was last seen leaving Charlotte Street, Basin Pocket at 2.30pm today.
Call 131 564 to provide information about this incident, or call 000 for life threatening information about this incident.
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