Australia news live: discord on China as Asean summit enters final day; Optus fined $1.5m for public safety failure

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Anwar Ibrahim reportedly tells delegates in Melbourne to learn to live with Asian superpower. Follow the day’s news live

Good morning. Thanks for joining us for our daily news blog. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be bringing you a few of the top overnight stories before my colleague Emily Wind clocks on.

It’s not every day that a company run by one of the richest people in the world lends the Labor government a helping hand. But Elon Musk’s Tesla has launched a fierce attack on the Australian car lobby for misleading the public about the impact of the Albanese government’s clean car policy. The Australian arm of the company has accused the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries of running a “concerted public campaign” against the government plan, including claiming to multiple media outlets that the price of popular utes could increase by up to $13,000 despite knowing this was not how the system worked.

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