Thanks for joining me on the national blog. It’s been a pleasure to be your host this afternoon, and I’ve enjoyed following your lively discussion in the comments.
For those just joining us, here is a summary of the key headlines:
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tested positive for COVID-19.
- There has been a lot of discussion about the proposed Voice to parliament, with prominent Indigenous academic Marcia Langton saying she can’t imagine a better model, and Senator Pat Dodson saying it will be the role of parliament to vote on the detail.
- NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said it was “pleasing to see” a climate protester who partially blocked the Sydney Harbour Bridge sent to jail, prompting former Greens leader Bob Brown to accuse him of being “under corporate capture”.
- Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame’s childhood abuser has faced a Hobart court for allegedly harassing her via social media.
- The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the cash rate to 3.1 per cent tomorrow.
- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shaken up the cabinet at the start of his third term, with the state getting its first female Muslim minister in St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman.
- A new report from the Grattan Institute suggests a wholesale overhaul of Medicare and a shift away from its current, fee-for-service arrangements is necessary.
- The status of Iran’s morality police remains unclear, after reports on the weekend it had been disbanded.
- Former US president Donald Trump has been rebuked by officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.