Australia politics live: Muslim Australians gather to mark two years of Gaza war; rents rise and vacancies fall

Hundreds attended events in Sydney and Melbourne despite calls not to hold them on 7 October. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Krishani Dhanji will be here to steer you through another day in parliament.Hundreds of Muslim Australians gathered in Sydney last night to mark two years since Israel began its military assault on Gaza in retaliation to Hamas’ attack, with speakers calling for an urgent ceasefire. As 1,000 gathered in Bankstown, roughly 400 marched through Melbourne for a peaceful vigil to honour the war dead. More coming up. Continue reading...

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