Morning everyone. Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel have accused the country’s security forces of dishing out brutal physical and verbal abuse in detention, including to Australian activists.
Also, the annual insurance cost of extreme weather has tripled to $4.5bn since the 1990s, a cloud hangs over the Coalition as MPs return to Canberra, Helen Garner has co-authored a book about the Erin Patterson case, and Australian’s top women’s tennis player calls a career halt because of “mental stress”.
