That’s a wrap. Thanks for following the AFR’s live coverage this Thursday, May 15, 2025. We will have more for you in the next live news coverage.

Here are some of the stories we covered today:

• PM arrives at presidential palace in central Jakarta: Anthony Albanese is arriving for his first annual bilateral meeting since Indoneasian President Prabowo Subianto was sworn in last year.

• PM refuses to answer Russian warplanes questions: Anthony Albanese has repeatedly refused to answer questions about what Australia knew about Russia’s request to base warplanes in the Indonesian province of Papua, and whether he would raise the reported request in his first official meeting with President Prabowo Subianto.

• Tim Wilson’s lead shrinks in Goldstein: Liberal Tim Wilson’s lead over Zoe Daniel in the Victorian seat of Goldstein has shrunk to 368 votes, with just over 1200 left to count.

• Gilmour rocket launch delayed until Friday morning: Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies has delayed the launch of the first Australian-built orbital rocket after identifying a technical issue overnight.

• Liberals retain Flinders and Longman: The ABC has called Flinders in Victoria and Longman in Queensland for the Coalition.

• Putin snubs Zelensky peace talks: Vladimir Putin will not meet with Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has confirmed.