Australia news live: Minns ‘confident’ NSW protest laws will withstand constitutional challenge; Albanese criticises politicisation of Bondi terror attack

Follow live updatesWatch: PM says he ‘regrets the politicisation’ of Bondi beach terror attackActivist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on right to free speech groundsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShareholders have overwhelmingly thrown their support behind a deal to create an Australian media giant spanning television, radio, print and digital, Australian Associated Press reports.Shareholders in the company that owns Seven Network and the West Australian yesterday approved its merger with the group that owns Triple M and the Hit Network radio stations.The combination of these two great companies will bring together the best content creators in the country and deliver significant financial and strategic benefits.This is an opportunity to create a national, diversified media organisation with extensive scale and reach across free-to-air television, streaming, audio and digital publishing assets.There will be a public version of the report. I mean, there will be elements of it