Australia politics live: parliament returns to Canberra; business council calls for budget spending caps

Federal MPs and senators return after summer break for what could be the last sitting before federal election is called

What’s the Coalition’s nuclear plan again?

There has been plenty of back and forth on just how much the Coalition’s nuclear plan will cost, and you can bet it will be brought up again in parliament today.

We’ve got ADF personnel already helping in Townsville. We’ve provided military helicopters to help reach isolated communities. The assistance payments are flowing, and people should check their eligibility, but we’re helping in every way that we can.

They were flagged in one way or another in the American election campaign. We won’t be immune from trade tensions around the world but we’re confident that we can navigate these new policies out of the US.

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