Albanese hits hustings ahead of NSW election day – as it happened

Anthony Albanese joins the NSW election campaign trail with the Labor candidate for Penrith, Karen McKeown, ahead of the state going to the polls on Saturday. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

7.20am GMT

The day that was, Friday 24 March

And that’s where we will leave the blog for Friday.

Here’s what made the news today:

• NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and opposition leader Chris Minns did their final dash around the state and pitched to voters why they should be in government ahead of tomorrow’s state election.

• The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, made an appearance campaigning for Labor candidate Karen McKeown in the ultra-marginal seat of Penrith.

• Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has cried during a debate over banning the Nazi salute in the Senate on Friday after Labor minister Murray Watt made comments about Henderson reportedly urged Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto not to proceed with his attempt to expel Moira Deeming from the Liberal party after Deeming attended an anti-trans rally where extremists performed Nazi salutes.

• Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, says the solicitor general’s advice endorses the government’s wording on the proposed change to the constitution for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

We’ll be back with you again in the morning, but until then, I hope you have a good Friday night.

6.44am GMT

It’s a start.

Today, Minister @JacintaAllanMP and I signed a memorandum of understanding on rail interoperability.

We’re doing this because a modern, integrated and productive rail network benefits both freight movements and passengers. @NTC_AUS pic.twitter.com/qF9yMsnNHf

— Catherine King MP (@CatherineKingMP) March 24, 2023