Good morning. We lead today with fresh revelations about how the government was left with tens of millions of unusable face masks during the Covid pandemic after paying an obscure company $100m to provide them. Documents obtained by the Guardian show exchanges between the health department and the company – and reveal the latter was aware of Australian Business Mobiles’ lack of experience in importing PPE before the deal was signed.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the asbestos crisis the NSW government is going to double penalties for serious environmental crimes and give new powers to the Environment Protection Authority.

Elsewhere, the US House of Representatives has voted to force TikTok’s owner to sell the platform or face a total ban.

SUVs have soared in popularity in Australia, prompting environmental and safety concerns. In an Australian-first motion, the Yarra city council has unanimously voted to investigate the potential of clamping down on large vehicles by raising parking fees. The council could follow Paris, after the French capital voted to triple parking costs for SUVs in February. So, what are they doing and how would it work?

The debut feature from Adelaide film-makers Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen is thrillingly bold and inventive despite its familiar horror tropes: a darkened hallway, flashes of lightning, creaking walls and floorboards, the howling of wind. Luke Buckmaster says You’ll Never Find Me steeps you in a kind of waking nightmare – with a shockingly brilliant final act you may not be able to forget.

Victoria’s transport department is considering ditching longstanding minimum car park requirements in areas with good public transport in attempt to cut construction costs and reduce traffic congestion, reports the Age. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, is demanding a full explanation from the prime minister about why the country’s largest state was punished in the latest GST carve-up, says the Sydney Morning Herald. The federal government is providing up to $840m to help establish an “Australia-first” combined rare earths mine and refinery north of Alice Springs, according to NT News.

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