Australia news live: Marles and Wong to host talks with UK ministers; top schools add $1.3m to house prices

British foreign and defence secretaries arrive in Sydney for Aukmin discussions. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTop public schools add hundreds of thousands of dollars to house prices, research suggestsFamilies are paying up to $1.3m more to live in top public school catchments in major cities, Australian Associated Press reports.The United Kingdom is a critical partner for Australia. We continue to work closely together, including through the Aukus partnership, to address shared strategic challenges in an increasingly complex and uncertain world.We are seeing a very real example of how this works, with the first visit by a United Kingdom carrier strike group to Australia since 1997. Continue reading...

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