Australia and India step onto the stage for their highly anticipated five-Test series, kicking off the action at Perth Stadium. Follow all the action in our live blog.

Australia's second-largest private hospital operator has announced it will terminate its contracts with two major private health insurers. 

Labor MP Michelle Ananda-Rajah will attempt to make the switch from the House to the Senate as a Victorian Labor candidate at next year's election.

While the chances of Benjamin Netanyahu travelling and being arrested are very low, an ICC arrest warrant will affect Israel's allies who now must consider whether their support for Israel is more important than their support of international institutions and treaties.

Despite being deputy prime minister, Richard Marles's profile is much lower than that of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the candidate considered most likely to succeed Anthony Albanese as Labor's leader.