Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the breaking news this morning before Nick Visser takes the reins.
Angus Taylor says he knew nothing about a plan drawn up by ousted Liberal leader Sussan Ley to ban immigration from regions of 13 countries including Gaza and Somalia. However, he has been warned by leading party figures not to mimic Trump-style hardline immigration policies. More to come.
A group of 34 Australian women and children released from a Kurdish-run detention camp in Syria were sent back after falling foul of the government. They had hoped to travel back to Australia but their hopes were dashed and they are now back in the Roj camp.
A report out today says racism is “systemic” at Australian universities. We have more coming up.
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