That’s a wrap – thank you for reading The Australian Financial Review blog for today. Some of our top stories include:

• Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he wants more women running for the Liberal Party but suggested local branch members were choosing the candidates with whom they had an affinity.
• Acting Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has taken a veiled swipe at his former colleague and ex-treasurer Tim Pallas after documents revealed he spent almost $73,000 on a 16-day trip to Europe just two months before retiring.
• Los Angeles authorities detained scores of people for looting, as arrests over theft and curfew violations surge while wildfires continue to wreak havoc across the area.