By Amy Remeikis
There is a transcript of his conversation with US attorney, but officials say they do not intend to share it with estimates. All the day’s events, live
3.02am BST
Right.
After the flurry of the morning, it is now the deadzone before question time.
2.48am BST
From AAP:
Private schools will be able to spend $1.2bn of taxpayer funds however they see fit, regardless of how much money they rake in from fees and donations.
Education bureaucrats told senators on Thursday they would have no role in assessing applications for money from the special fund, set up in a side deal with Catholic and independent schools a year ago to ease their transition to new funding arrangements.
Source: Joe Hockey offered to assist in Barr inquiry without official request – politics live
