Australia politics live: NSW Health still searching for ‘missing link’ in Covid case; Marise Payne visits Afghanistan

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3.15am BST

The federal court has begun hearing the challenge to the India travel ban.

The health minister, Greg Hunt, has had an early win – Justice Thomas Thawley has rejected an attempt by the plaintiff, Gary Newman, to include media interviews by the chief medical officer in evidence.

3.07am BST

Anne Davies has news on the proposed Star and Crown casino merger we reported on this morning:

The competition regulator will hold a a public review of a proposal to merge Australia’s two biggest casino groups after the Star Entertainment group announced a bid for its rival Crown Resorts, controlled by James Packer.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman, Rod Sims, said he would conduct a public review of the merger proposal, which would result in a casino giant with operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and the Gold Coast. Sims

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