Australia news live: Dominic Perrottet faces leadership crisis; AMA warns of ballooning elective surgery waitlist

NSW premier faces bitter internal battle to save his job after admitting to wearing Nazi costume to 21st birthday party

Perrottet to front media later this morning after apologising to NSW Jewish Board of Deputies overnight

As Martin already mentioned in the first post, the NSW government is still reeling from the admission from its leader, Dominic Perrottet, that he wore a Nazi uniform at his 21st birthday party. Perrottet called a press conference yesterday after his transport minister, David Elliott, rang him Tuesday night to warn him his opponents knew about the incident.

State premiers have talked about the dire state of the health system and the need for urgent action through national cabinet – this report highlights a key part of the system that’s struggling.

Our analysis shows hospitals can’t meet demand or the recommended timeframes for surgeries and it’s only going to get worse without intervention.

This plan needs to be funded by both states and territories and the federal government and backed by long-term funding commitments that deliver permanent expanded workforce and increased capacity to deliver services in our public hospital system.