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More than 100 counter-terrorism police will be continuing their investigation today into who was behind the stockpiling of explosives in a caravan on the outskirts of Sydney with indications the materials could have been used in an antisemitic attack. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, promised to bring the “full force of the law” against those responsible, while Jewish groups condemned the apparent plot as the “most severe threat” yet to their community. We have reaction coming up, including from Liberal MP Julian Leeser who said he was “deeply disturbed”.
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The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, heralded a deal brokered with the Greens and independent David Pocock to create a federal environment protection agency as “critical” before it was scuttled by Anthony Albanese, new documents show.
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Yesterday’s inflation figures offered Labor hope that prices – and interest rates – will be falling by the time of the election. On the face of it, it looked like good news for Anthony Albanese’s government but our senior business reporter reminds us that it’s only the pace of increase that is slowing and that the cost of most consumer staples remains much higher than they were when Labor won power back in 2022. Inflation is also the subject of today’s Full Story podcast. Coming up.
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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories before Rafqa Touma takes the controls.
More than 100 counter-terrorism police will be continuing their investigation today into who was behind the stockpiling of explosives in a caravan on the outskirts of Sydney with indications the materials could have been used in an antisemitic attack. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, promised to bring the “full force of the law” against those responsible, while Jewish groups condemned the apparent plot as the “most severe threat” yet to their community. We have reaction coming up, including from Liberal MP Julian Leeser who said he was “deeply disturbed”.
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, heralded a deal brokered with the Greens and independent David Pocock to create a federal environment protection agency as “critical” before it was scuttled by Anthony Albanese, new documents show.
Yesterday’s inflation figures offered Labor hope that prices – and interest rates – will be falling by the time of the election. On the face of it, it looked like good news for Anthony Albanese’s government but our senior business reporter reminds us that it’s only the pace of increase that is slowing and that the cost of most consumer staples remains much higher than they were when Labor won power back in 2022. Inflation is also the subject of today’s Full Story podcast. Coming up.
