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And happy Monday – welcome back to another week on the Australia news live blog. I’m Emily Wind, and I’ll be taking you through our live coverage today.
And you’ll be seeing a lot more of me on here, as Guardian Australia’s new liveblogger. I’ll be with you most weekdays unless parliament is sitting – then you’ll have the brilliant Amy Remeikis to guide you through. You can always send story tips my way on X/Twitter @emilywindwrites or send me an email: emily.wind@theguardian.com.
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