What we learned today, Monday 30 October
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Here are the main stories of the day:
Former prime ministers have issued a joint statement expressing solidarity with Jewish and Palestinian communities as the foreign minister, Penny Wong, urged Israel to “listen”.
Extreme fire conditions have been forecast for parts of Queensland tomorrow, with strong westerly winds and hot temperatures accelerating bushfires across the state.
The chief of the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog has praised the investigation into Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire for sending “a clear message to all public officials” as the former premier prepares a legal challenge against its findings.
Negotiations over a free trade deal between Australia and the European Union have collapsed.
Qantas has accused the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of ignoring the realities of the aviation industry through its decision to take legal action against the airline for selling thousands of tickets to flights it had already cancelled.
An epidemic thunderstorm asthma warning has been issued for parts of Victoria.
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Tree image leads to calls for logging overhaul
A photo of a centuries-old tree on the back of a truck being driven through the centre of Hobart has prompted fresh calls for laws to be changed to protect Tasmania’s native forests from logging.
The image of the logging truck on Macquarie Street, the city’s main south-north thoroughfare, was posted online by the Bob Brown Foundation, an environment group. It is the latest in a series of pictures of large trees being hauled on the state’s roads in recent months.
Protesters have blocked logging in an area near Kermandie, south of Hobart, that scientists say has large trees that could be used for nesting by the critically endangered swift parrot, a migratory species that breeds in Tasmania.
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