Australia news live: morning commuters told to steer clear of Sydney trains as delays continue; record flood hits Taree

Wednesday’s power outage at Strathfield still causing delays across the system. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe architect of federal Labor’s 3 May election victory is speaking at the National Press Club today, explaining how Anthony Albanese held onto government in a landslide result.The Labor party’s national secretary and campaign boss, Paul Erickson, will speak at 12.30pm and take questions from the Canberra press gallery. Excerpts of the speech provided to the media last night show Erickson will talk about how efforts to bring down inflation and sell Labor’s cost-of-living message helped secure the historic win.From the first Monday of January through to election day, the prime minister was in the form of a lifetime. At a presentational level, the prime minister’s campaigning was exemplary.The rallies, the speeches and the launch. The street walks, the school visits and the shifts on pre-poll. The debates, which every sensible observer scored four-nil.Peter Dutton was gloomy about the country, downcast about the future, and most animated when magnifying the problems facing Australia. Which connects to the more substantive dimension to the leadership contrast.The prime minister and the opposition leader were confronted by some critical leadership tests. The imposition of tariffs on Australian aluminium and steel. Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Liberation Day. The disruption of Anzac day commemorations by a neo-Nazi. Continue reading...

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