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Seven’s Spotlight won scoop of the year for interview with husband of missing fraudster Melissa Caddick, but didn’t disclose payment. Plus: last drinks at ABC’s parliamentary bureau

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has told world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York that the world is ‘gridlocked in a colossal global dysfunction’, and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong plans to meet her Chinese counterpart at the assembly — it would be their second meeting in two…

Despite Anthony Albanese vowing to pass legislation for a federal anti-corruption commission this year, the suspension of Parliament after the death of Queen Elizabeth has meant that’s been shelved, plus the queen’s body is now in Edinburgh in stage one of her journey back to London.

Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia 16 times during her 70 years on the throne – and left countless lifelong impressions along the way.

Vovan and Lexus gave evidence at a Senate hearing alleging Russian spies were stealing kangaroos and echidnas

The federal government has withdrawn an $18 million grant promised by former prime minister Scott Morrison to Governor-General David Hurley’s Australian Future Leaders Foundation, and a working group for the referendum on a Voice to Parliament will be announced today.

In the biggest indexation rise for 30 years, 4.7 million Australians on welfare payments will receive more money, plus the Coalition (and Liberal Leader Peter Dutton) are extremely unpopular.

The referendum on a Voice to Parliament is a ‘waste of money’, says Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe, and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet tells rail unions he’ll see them in court.

Stage three tax cuts will give the richest 1% of Australians the same amount of money as the poorest 65% combined, and teal independent Kylea Tink has shares in two fossil fuel companies.