One worker has suffered a burn and 50 others have been evacuated from a major steelworks after a chemical fire broke out at the site on Tuesday morning.

Peter Dutton has urged MPs to stay on message and get “campaign ready” as he readies his troops for a potential early election later this year.

ABC managing director David Anderson says the national broadcaster has “consistently” received complaints from lobby groups over its coverage on the Israel-Gaza war conflict, after being accused of “hiding away” from allegations that a journalist was sacked due to lobbying pressure.

Lisa Wilkinson’s husband Peter FitzSimons praised Network Ten’s legal team for getting his wife through a “shower of s**t” after Ten’s lawyer assured her the Logies speech was “all good”, the Federal Court has been told.

The Australian sharemarket fell on Monday after biotech giant CSL dropped its plans to continue with a major drug trial.