Good morning. The election campaign is in full swing, with new health announcements from Labor and the Greens. Overseas, Boris Johnson is again under pressure after being fined for Covid breaches, and 20 people have been injured in New York after a gunman opened fire on the subway.
NSW Liberal senator Hollie Hughes justified claiming a taxpayer-funded travel allowance on the day she attended the Melbourne Cup by saying the alcohol company that gave her a spot in its marquee had employees in her home state, making her attendance parliamentary business. The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority accepted the explanation but also told the senator that she would need to be prepared to publicly justify her claim.
