That’s the end of our coverage of breaking news for Sunday, February 9.

Many thanks for following along. Here’s how the day unfolded:

• ‘You may not like him’: Cash skirts around Dutton’s image issues | Shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash sought to address a possible problem in the coming election for the Coalition, stressing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s strength over his likeability.
• Budget is under pressure: Gallagher | Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says the budget is under pressure, adding the government was making savings wherever it could.
• ‘We’ve got a long way to count yet’: Wells optimistic on Victoria byelections | The results are close but there are still plenty of votes to count in the two Victorian byelections held yesterday, says Aged Care Minister Anika Wells, who referenced a lengthy vote count in her own seat in 2019 as a reason for Labor to remain optimistic.
• Activist fund Elliott builds significant stake in $136b BP | Elliott Investment Management has built a significant stake in BP, according to people familiar with the matter, as the British oil major struggles to win back investor confidence and reverse years of underperformance.
• Hamas makes gaunt Israeli hostages thank captors before release | Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinians jailed by Israel, in a staged handover where rifle-toting Hamas fighters prodded their gaunt captives to give short speeches, effectively at gunpoint, thanking the militants who had held them captive for 16 months.
• Musk says he doesn’t want to buy TikTok | Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner ByteDance.
• US to begin flying migrants to Guantanamo Bay | The first US military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay is expected to depart on Tuesday, US officials said, as President Donald Trump’s administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba.