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The federal government is sending six crisis response teams to the Middle East to help thousands of Australians stranded in the region, while the foreign minister continues to brush off questions about whether the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran were legal. Source link

Former environment minister Tanya Plibersek was advised by her department to revoke salmon farming approvals in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour amid concerns about the industry’s impact on the endangered Maugean skate, FOI documents show. Source link

Former NT treasurer Dave Tollner describes the federal government’s plans to take back the 99-year lease of Darwin Port as “an appalling waste of money”. Source link

The agency running the NDIS has lost a legal case experts say could have significant implications for how future funding decisions are made. Source link

Liberals say billionaire James Packer’s first political donation in 12 years to a conservative lobby group should be a cause for concern, saying the rise of Advance could push the party further from the mainstream.  Source link

A 19-year-old WA man admits threatening to kill the PM and NSW premier in a direct message to Chris Minns on Instagram. Source link

Senior decision makers responsible for the Liberal Party’s disastrous federal election defeat largely failed to critically assess their own performance in the aftermath, according to a controversial internal review. Source link

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission asking it to monitor fuel prices amid the unrest in the Middle East. Take a look back on the day’s events. Source link

A new index compiled by the Business Council of Australia shows Australia in the middle of the pack as an investment destination. Source link

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has escalated his attack on the federal government over its response to the so-called “ISIS brides” cohort. Source link