The government's controversial NDIS bill passed the lower house on Wednesday after it went through the Senate the previous night with "substantial" amendments.
Political developments
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie described the fight to defend his Western Australian seat from a One Nation challenge as a "dirty and nasty" one.
Liberal senator Paul Scarr joined colleagues Pat Conaghan and Andrew Wallace to cross the floor of the Senate to vote against Labor's gambling bill.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has complied with a request from the Queensland regulator to file three years of overdue financial returns.
Economic indicators
Wage rates failed to keep up with inflation over the past year, in the latest sign that Australian workers are struggling to deal with high and rising cost of living pressures.
The news bargaining incentive passed the lower house, after the government made an amendment this morning to increase the levy on tech companies if they don't sign the mandatory number of deals with publishers.
Australia's national net debt has doubled over the past decade to $30,000 per person, and is set to climb by a further 50% by the end of the decade, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.
Search operation
Australian Defence Force personnel have joined the search for 18-year-old Lily Hooper, who has been missing in Nattai National Park in the NSW Southern Highlands for a week.
