Australia news live: Icac hears of alleged Liberal faction push to ‘hit up’ MPs for public money; Hanson excludes ABC and Guardian from press conference

State corruption watchdog enters second of eight weeks of hearings as part of Operation Rosny. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has given to his state as both a player and a coach.He has also led NSW to arguably two of the greatest Origin series wins of all time as a coach, after ending Queensland’s eight-year