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Fresh allegation against David Van sees him dropped from Liberal party room; influx of students and migrant workers send population soaring. Follow live
Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer, here to get you up to speed on the main stories while my colleague Natasha May fires up the Mac.
A second female politician has accused Liberal senator David Van of sexual harassment. This follows allegations by Lidia Thorpe on Wednesday, which he strenuously denied. He’s been dumped from the party room by leader Peter Dutton, who said the parliamentary workplace support services would now investigate the claims. We’ll have the latest as it happens.
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