Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. As a leadership spill looms this morning for Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, we have reports and analysis on the turmoil at the heart of the state’s Labor party.We also have an exclusive report on the emergence of more comments from One Nation politicians criticising the family law system. Plus Alan Joyce reveals how to become a member of Australia’s most exclusive club, and the star couple behind Colin from Accounts reveal why they’re ending the show.Big mistake | A perceived lack of action on alleged corruption in the Big Build construction projects could cost Jacinta Allan her position as Labor leader in Victoria, with Ben Carroll challenging for her job. Read our explainer on what might happen next – with a leadership ballot expected at a caucus meeting this morning.Exclusive | Pauline Hanson told a podcast last year she believed employers “should not be responsible” for providing paid domestic violence leave, while senator Malcolm Roberts recently referred to the family court as the “slaughterhouse of the nation”.‘Can’t buy your way in’ | The former Qantas boss has revealed how membership of the airline’s exclusive chairman’s lounge was handed out. In his new memoir, Joyce said companies that spent about $1m each year on Qantas flights “likely” received one lounge membership each – but he denied you could “buy your way in”.Energy | Australia’s first new oil refinery in 60 years could be built in Western Australia under the Albanese government’s long-term strategy to shield the country from future global oil shocks.Baby search | A baby is missing off the coast of South Australia after the bodies of a mother and her toddler were pulled from the ocean. Continue reading...
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