Good morning. The chaos at the top of Liz Truss’s government in the UK is spreading with the resignation of one of her most senior ministers, who delivered a scathing parting shot at her boss. In Australia, a meeting this weekend between our prime minister and Japan’s is expected to see a new security deal signed. And there are fresh fears over the disease Japanese encephalitis, spread by mosquitoes that can spawn in flood waters.
Japan and Australia will share intelligence assessments about China’s military buildup and intentions under a security deal to be signed by the two prime ministers this weekend. Japan’s ambassador also hinted that Australia was likely to be invited to the G7 summit in Hiroshima next year, saying its participation would be a “natural” step at a time of worsening tensions in the region.
