Australian politics live: consular officials talk to Karm Gilespie, Australian man facing death penalty in China – latest updates

By Amy Remeikis

Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne says Australian authorities visited the detention centre where the 53-year-old is being held. Follow live

11.31pm BST

Things are pretty cooked in the Queensland LNP at the moment.

For context, Deb Frecklington, the leader, is fighting to hold on to her job, four months out from a state election.

Not to be outdone by her comments about the Qld Premier, last night Senator Stoker took aim at her own QLD LNP Leader Deb Frecklington saying that she was ‘weak’ and ‘playing the gender card’.

This language doesn’t help women in politics. It’s designed to bring them down. pic.twitter.com/yEhY6Zg1n1

11.27pm BST

The petition to have more arts workers included on jobkeeper has passed 30,000 signatures.

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