Australians can be detained under coronavirus biosecurity laws, attorney general says – politics live

By Amy Remeikis

With the first human transmission of coronavirus recorded in Australia, the government is beefing up biosecurity laws. All the day’s events, live

10.39pm GMT

Winston Peters on Peter Dutton, hold the shilly shallying

While Christian Porter has been preparing Australians for the possibility of pandemics, Winston Peters has invoked the tragedy of the Christchurch massacre in blasting Australia’s policy of forced deportations of non-citizens.

10.34pm GMT

This is the part of the sports grant evidence Labor will be pursuing today:

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