Australia politics live: speculation grows over Barnaby Joyce defection to One Nation; AI ‘nudify’ service blocks Australians

Former Nationals leader could announce his decision to quit as early as today, reports claim. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria Police have confirmed they have launched another search for the body of Samantha Murphy, who was last seen alive on 4 February 2024 when she left her home in Ballarat for a morning run.The search began yesterday and will resume today.Since February 2024, police have regularly undertaken a range of enquiries and small-scale searches as part of the current investigation.We are not in a position to supply further specific details of today’s operational activity at this time.We’ve given him [time and space] to work through where he wants to be.We want him back into our party room because that’s the contract that he and the people of New England signed, that he was a National party member, and we hope that he