AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTest Decider: Australia begins the final day at Newlands needing 288 to beat South Africa and win the series. Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder scored centuries to set the target on a wearing pitch, with Test rankings and World Test Championship points also at stake. G20 Tensions: Australia joined the UK and European officials in refusing to appear in a group photo with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Penny Wong condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the Atlanta meeting. Regional Diplomacy: Wong also met Indian and Canadian counterparts to discuss the three countries’ technology partnership, focused on clean energy, critical minerals and supply chains. Erin Patterson: Victoria’s Court of Appeal rejected the mushroom murderer’s appeal and increased her sentence, ruling she should never be released. Cost of Living: Annual inflation reached 4.3 per cent in September, strengthening expectations of an RBA rate rise next week. Spain Rail Disaster: Australia’s foreign affairs department says two Australians are unaccounted for after the crash.
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