Australia news live: auction clearances nudge up after weeks under 50%; state farewell for Richard Scolyer

Almost 55% of homes at auction were sold, weekend figures show. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Burke says there was a ‘reason’ woman with links to Islamic State was singled out with temporary exclusion order Burke said he wouldn’t be surprised if a woman with links to the Islamic State decided not to return to Australia when asked about a permit issued to the Australian citizen who previously had a temporary exclusion order imposed on her. I was surprised when all the remainder of the cohort returned, but I think they weren’t quite expecting that some of them would be met at the airport by the Australian Federal Police because we already had the evidentiary burden there to be able to press charges. Everybody who went to join ISIS made an unconscionable decision … and while they were there, there were a range of unacceptable behaviours across the cohort. Continue reading...