The Latest Breaking News from Qantas

It has been an incredible week for the glorious political art of doing the exact things one has loudly condemned in the past.

Miner Clive Palmer will use $2 million of his billions to back the No vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, and Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo gave British American Tobacco access to one of his department’s senior customs officials.

All the day’s news as it unfolded

Vanished businessman John Margerison ‘stands to pocket up to $40 million over 10 years’ from the NDIS cash cow, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese commits to policies that ensure Australia becomes ‘a renewable energy superpower’.

As Qantas faces up to tough questioning from a Senate committee and a claim from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for as much as A$600 million for allegedly selling tickets on more than 8,000 “ghost flights” it had already cancelled, its customers might be thinking things are about…

Exclusive: Senate inquiry hearings were told application for extra flights by the Gulf had been ‘unfairly rejected’

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team.

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Daniel Andrews’ deputy Jacinta Allan is more than likely to replace him in the top job, and Football Australia considered selling the Matildas, Socceroos and A-Leagues to a private equity firm or sports marketing group for 99 years.