An emotional Anthony Albanese yesterday announced his good friend, Labor MP Peta Murphy, had died after a lengthy battle with cancer, aged 50. 

Destination NSW was dealt a $125m budget blow in Labor’s September budget, further fuelling fears that Sydney could be set to lose major events such as the Australian Open golf tournament. 

After more than three months of deadlocked negotiations and two rounds of strike action, the SA teacher’s union is set to agree to the state government’s latest pay offer. 

Gold Logie nominated actor Mark Coles Smith was told to “mind your own business” after disturbing a group of offenders carrying out an arson attack on a Collingwood convenience store. 

Queensland is bracing for its first cyclone of the season as the Bureau of Meteorology keeps a close eye on a tropical low that is expected to develop into a category 3 tropical cyclone by Thursday.