Australia news live: NSW schools may ban take-home tests over AI concerns; minister calls urgent meeting over airport chaos

Intervention follows days of delays and a near-miss between two planes on the Sydney aiport tarmac. Follow today’s news liveThe federal government is trumpeting “big benefits” from its Medicare investments, announcing bulk billing rates across the country are up nearly five percentage points since last year.The health minister, Mark Butler, said the national bulk billing rate for the June quarter had increased to 84.1%, announcing increases in every state and territory. Continue reading...