Chief medical officer Paul Kelly to retire – as it happened

Retiring chief medical officer Paul Kelly helped guide Australia through the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

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What we learned: Tuesday 8 October

And with that, we are going to put the blog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big headlines:

• Flight lands in Sydney from Beirut

• Government’s Gaza response backed by poll jump

• This week’s parliamentary game plan

• The electrician union’s anti-nuclear ads

• Labor say Payman party affiliation ‘a matter for her’

• Greens, Thorpe and Payman unite against genocide

• Payman calls for sanctions on Israeli government

• Prime minister condemns 7 October attack

• Dutton condemns PM for including calls for ceasefire and de-escalation in motion

• Greens protest Albanese government’s Gaza response in Senate

• Chief medical officer Paul Kelly to retire

• Concerns for missing Margaret River couple

• Wild weather forecast for southern Queensland and northern NSW

Thank you for spending your day with us. We will be back tomorrow to do it all gain.

Updated at 7.55am BST

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Wild weather forecast for southern Queensland and northern NSW

Wild weather is set to hit southern Queensland and northern NSW this week.

The BoM has said damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected from the mid-north coast of NSW to parts of south-east Queensland including Brisbane, Toowoomba and Gympie.

The warning comes as we enter Australia’s peak time for tropical cyclones, severe thunderstorms, flooding, heatwaves and bushfires.

More info here:

Severe Weather Update: Severe thunderstorms for north-east NSW and south-east Qld.

Video current: 12:30pm AEDT Tuesday 8 October 2024

For the latest forecasts and warnings go to our website https://t.co/4W35o8iFmh or the BOM Weather app. pic.twitter.com/mn4lnZZpfQ

— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) October 8, 2024

Updated at 7.46am BST