Journalists due to begin action at 11am today, hampering Olympic coverage; former NSW premier will learn her fate at court of appeal
Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be flagging some of the best overnight stories before Emily Wind takes over.
Linda Burney has been praised for her “courage” and “dedication” after she resigned as minister for Indigenous Australians. She tells our Indigenous affairs editor, Lorena Allam, that her successor must “listen to people, allow people to get to know you and most importantly, bring people with you”. Meanwhile, our political editor, Karen Middleton, looks at the challenges for Anthony Albanese as he tries to find a replacement for her and outgoing skills minister Brendan O’Connor. More coming up.
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