Australia news live: man charged over synagogue fire; Melissa McIntosh says ‘something should have been done before now’ on childcare abuse allegations

A 34-year old man has been charged after a suspicious fire at a synagogue in East Melbourne on Friday night. Follow today’s news live

Here’s how Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel will transform the city and commuting

For nearly a decade, deep beneath Melbourne, tunnel boring machines and construction crews have been quietly reshaping the city with the creation of the Metro Tunnel.

I think every Liberal seat in the country is a marginal seat, right now. But my feelings around quotas and the talk in the media oversimplifies the issue, which is around the culture in the Liberal Party and how women are treated in the Liberal Party …

I had two attempts to take me out as a sitting member of parliament by blokes, very aggressively. So, until the culture is addressed, we could have all the quotas in the world, but it will be a revolving door of women.” Continue reading...