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Stuart Robert’s resignation will spark another by-election this year, in the Queensland seat of Fadden.

Deeming says the past six weeks have taken a “terrible toll” on her personally.

I have had to publicly disclose childhood sexual abuse and endure constant media attacks while remaining silent.

At all times I have tried to work through internal processes to resolve these issues and declined to air public criticism of the Liberal party. Now, I am moving on.

The suspended MP says she remains a “proud Liberal” and looks forward to rejoining the party room at the end of the year.

The revelations come following warnings from the federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, of an intervention into the Victorian party. Seven state Liberal MPs told Guardian Australia they were willing to put forward a motion to expel Deeming.

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming backs away from threat to sue party

Prominent Australians and global leaders gather for King Charles’s coronation

Representatives from 203 countries are in London for the coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the queen consort today, which begins at 8pm Australian time in Westminster Abbey.

They will be taken from Buckingham Palace to the abbey in the diamond jubilee State Coach, built in Sydney by WJ Frecklington.

The coronation is expected to last around an hour with approximately 2000 guests in attendance, including Anthony Albanese.

At the request of King Charles, some 40 Australian defence force personnel will march as part of the Commonwealth Military Forces contingent during the ceremony.

Some 14 “outstanding” Australians will also be present including footballer Sam Kerr, who will be a flag-bearer, and singer-songwriter Nick Cave.

This weekend a number of significant buildings and monuments around Australia will be illuminated in royal purple to mark the coronation.

At 3pm tomorrow, a National 21 Gun Salute will be conducted by Australia’s Federation Guard on the forecourt of Parliament House in Canberra. After the gun salute, the Royal Australian air force will conduct a flypast over the nation’s capital.

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Fire up the hot water bottles, Tasmania.

AOC athletes’ commission will back yes campaign for the voice

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) executive and athletes’ commission will back the yes campaign at the upcoming federal referendum.

AOC president Ian Chesterman announced the decision at an annual meeting in Sydney this morning, after a joint meeting of the executive and athletes’ commission.

The AOC is an organisation that believes reconciliation with our First Nations people must be achieved.

We have committed ourselves to pursue reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through sport. That goal was embedded in our constitution back in 2015.

We did not take this decision lightly as we know there will be those within the Olympic movement who will vote no and we respect their right to do so.

Chesterman said he was “extremely proud” of Australia’s 60 known Indigenous Olympians and hoped to see many more in Paris 2024.

AOC athletes’ commission chair, Cate Campbell said members of the commission were mindful of the diversity of opinions.

We know sport can make a difference in people’s lives and collectively we felt we could make a difference by putting forward our view as the athletes’ commission. In supporting the yes case, we also acknowledge this is the view of the commission and we respect the fact that there will be different views within the athlete community.

Still in the UK, and Anthony Albanese is gearing up for King Charles’ coronation ceremony, where Chelsea player Sam Kerr will be flag bearer.

The Greens are less inclined to partake in celebrations.

Julian Assange writes letter to King Charles and urges him to visit Belmarsh prison

Julian Assange has written a letter to King Charles ahead of his coronation today inviting him to visit the UK prison where he has been captive for more than four years “on behalf of an embarrassed foreign sovereign”.

The letter is the first document the Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder has written and published since his time in Belmarsh prison in London and sarcastically accounts the horrors of his life there.

One can truly know the measure of a society by how it treats its prisoners, and your kingdom has surely excelled in that regard.

Robert thanks Fadden community for electing him since the 2007 election

I particularly want to thank all the community groups and volunteers across the northern Gold Coast who strive to make our home the best possible place to live. Assisting you with your dedication has been one of the highlights of my job and I look forward to continuing to work with you into the future.

I also want to thank my staff, my hard-working electorate staff who were always there for the Fadden community and to my ministerial and shadow ministerial staff who were there also through thick and thin.

Robert cites being minister for the NDIS as one of his proudest moments

Robert says it has been a “privilege” to serve as minister and shadow minister in parliament, citing his proudest moments including his time as minister for the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS).

Some of my proudest moments include serving as minister for the NDIS and establishing and building Services Australia – putting citizens at the centre of government, not the other way around – which will have a lasting impact and I implore the Albanese government to continue with that vision.

I am also particularly proud of delivering a record number of apprentices and record achievement of women’s participation in the workforce. Covid was a very tough period, but the achievements of the Liberal-National government in ensuring our economy rebounded should not be undersold.