Australia news live: NSW police make 993 arrests in four-day domestic violence sweep

Police laid 2,063 charges and conducted 1,847 bail compliance checks in operation targeting offenders with a history of domestic violence. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says Australia will have role to play in response to latest Ebola outbreakMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, said he expects Australian health officials will be working with other countries as the world responds to the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.I’m sure that our health officials will be working with other countries in terms of the response to this. You know, I think we’ve seen previously around the world outbreaks of Ebola have been of great concern to the world. So as I say, I’m sure that some of our officials in the health department would be working with their international counterparts about this as well. Continue reading...