Minns accused | The NSW Labor MP Anthony D’Adam has accused the premier of taking an “incredibly dangerous position” on protests and said members of the government were afraid to speak out in support of Palestine.

Cap bill caveat | A Senate committee scrutinising Labor’s international student cap has recommended the bill be passed with significant amendments, including removing the ability to set course-level enrolment limits.

Exclusive | A Queensland LNP official sent an election-eve email to branch members – on the party’s letterhead – claiming the state had been “captured by transgender ideology”. The email also promoted plans to ban puberty blockers for minors.

Public service | The head of the Department of Parliamentary Services has announced a sudden “period of leave”, leaving a former anti-corruption commissioner in charge of the department.

Radio waves | KIIS FM’s Kyle & Jackie O Show is facing an advertiser boycott after a campaign that claims the content on the breakfast program is normalising “violent misogyny”.

‘Storm of the century’ | Hurricane Milton is expected to double its wind field by the time it makes landfall on Florida’s west coast today with up a storm surge up to 4.5m high threatening low-lying cities including Tampa, St Petersburg and Sarasota. There are also warnings of tornadoes as the storm bears down. Follow developments live.

‘Lethal and precise’ | Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken overnight amid expectations of an Israeli attack on Iran which the Israeli defence minister would be “lethal, precise and surprising”. Follow developments live.

Tory two | Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will run off against each other to lead the UK Tory party after James Cleverly was eliminated in the last round of voting among Tory MPs in a stunning turnaround of fortune.

Leyen down the law | TheEuropean Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has accused Viktor Orbán of a historic failure to support Ukraine in her sharpest public rebuke yet to Hungary’s strongman leader.Ina boisterous session of the European parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs sang anti-fascist songs at Orbán. A European summit to discuss Ukraine has been postponed.

End of an era | The last true mob-era casino in Las Vegas, the Tropicana, has been razed to make way for a baseball stadium as the city took another step away from its dubious past.

Football | The new Socceroos coach, Tony Popovic, has called for “a lot of belief” as the side try to rescue their World Cup 2026 campaign against China in Adelaide tonight.

Cricket | Alastair Cook has tipped that Joe Root will break Sachin Tendulkar’s world record after he became England’s all-time leading Test run scorer – and fifth in the world list – on his way to 176 not out as the tourists fought back strongly against Pakistan in the first Test in Multan.

Tennis | Players will be left to rage against a machine after any tight line calls at Wimbledon next year – the All England Club has decided to remove line judges from all courts during the championships, for the first time in its 147-year history.

Social media | TheNSW and South Australian governments will jointly host a social media summit in Sydney and Adelaide.

Human rights | The UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews will give a media conference on the situation in Myanmar.

Canberra | The Lowy Institute’s 2024 Asia power index will be launched at the National Press Club.

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