Australia news live: Jane Hume says PM has shown ‘extraordinary lack of curiosity’ on alleged corruption on construction sites

Meanwhile, cut to fuel excise to due end at midnight. Follow updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Deputy Liberal leader says party will not govern in coalition with One Nation Questions over whether the Liberal party would govern with One Nation have continued to follow the opposition as Pauline Hanson’s party grows in popularity. We are not forming a coalition with One Nation. I think we couldn’t be any clearer than that. Governments have formed minority governments in the past with all sorts of parties. Our intention is to win outright, and we do that by making sure that we present a credible plan and a credible team to deliver that plan. I think the new premier should be looking at winding back an awful lot of the commitments that Jacinta Allan has made, certainly the business community has rightly expressed concern about this policy. Let’s face it, the Victorian economy is tanking. Continue reading...