Australia news live: Commonwealth summit begins in Samoa with UK playing down reparations issue

Leaders from the bloc gather in the Pacific along with King Charles for talks expected to focus on climate and economic development. Follow today’s news live

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Good morning and welcome to our live news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our top overnight stories before my colleague Emily Wind takes over.

Could foreign leaders really be put off from visiting Australia because of Lidia Thorpe’s verbal assault on the king? Liberal senators think so and have suggested imposing penalties for overstepping the mark. The opposition Senate leader has flagged the possibility of new penalties for senators who engage in “disorderly conduct” beyond the chamber itself, after independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s shouted protest at a parliamentary reception for King Charles III and Queen Camilla.