Australia news live: Search resumes for missing WA surfer; ‘disturbing’ suicide findings prompt calls to raise jobseeker rate

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning blog readers – this is Rafqa Touma, and I’ll be taking you through the day’s live news updates. Thank you to Martin Farrer for getting us rolling this morning.More than 125,000 properties are in the dark as crews work to restore power across QLD and NSW in Alfred’s aftermath. Continue reading...

Australia news live: Search resumes for missing WA surfer; ‘disturbing’ suicide findings prompt calls to raise jobseeker rate

Follow today’s news live

Good morning blog readers – this is Rafqa Touma, and I’ll be taking you through the day’s live news updates. Thank you to Martin Farrer for getting us rolling this morning.

More than 125,000 properties are in the dark as crews work to restore power across QLD and NSW in Alfred’s aftermath. Continue reading...