A three-year battle between the government and the firefighters’ union is in its final stages but not without its costs.
Liberal Senator Jonno Duniam said he would do his part to calm debate but warned that Labor’s silence on migration targets was helping fuel conspiracies.
Canadian PM Mark Carney says he apologised to an "offended" US President Donald Trump over the ad, which led to trade talks being suspended and an additional 10 per cent tariff.