Australia news live: informal dinner with Trump is ‘how you build relationships’, Albanese says; Labor announces $8.5bn bulk billing package

Meanwhile Nationals net zero position expected to be formalised at party room meeting. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of people have potentially seen the worst of a weekend of wild weather after giant hailstones, rain and destructive winds pummelled parts of Australia’s east, AAP reports.Bands of thunderstorms lashed a region stretching from central Queensland down to northern NSW on Saturday, drenching Brisbane and the Sunshine and Gold Coasts as they moved east, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing alerts well into the night. Continue reading...