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In this bulletin;
- Peter Dutton accuses the PM of digging for dirt following new property and share purchase revelations;
- Radio personality's comments about the Matildas condemned as "misogynistic";
- And in sport, Rugby star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii ruled out of New South Wales Waratahs' clash against Fiji.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she will be referring disparaging comments made towards the Matildas and women's sports in general by a radio personality to Australia's media regulator.
Triple M's Marty Sheargold said on air that he would rather injure his own genitalia than watch women's football yesterday, before asking "got any men's sports?"
Senator Hanson-Young condemned the comments as a "revolting, sexist, misogynistic takedown" of one of Australia's most elite sporting sides.
"It is just so disappointing that some in the media still can't get over the fact that women's sport is successful. Triple M has apologised and that is good but there needs to be a strong signal from the broadcaster that this type of misogynistic, sexist takedown of women on free-to-air radio is not acceptable."
She has now referred the comments to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised billions of dollars of funding for Victoria to help get stalled infrastructure projects back on track.
Mr Albanese has announced an extra $2 billion of taxpayer funds to help build Melbourne Airport Rail after it was delayed by four years until at least 2033.
The project is slated to go via Sunshine station.
Work will also begin on electrification of the Melton line, and $1.2 billion has been set aside for a suburban roads blitz in Melbourne.
Mr Albanese says these projects will benefit all Victorians.
"We're proud to be partnering with the Victorian Government to deliver these missing links for Victorian infrastructure. These will be transformative projects for the south east, the north and the west."
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Peter Dutton has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of shopping around for dirt following revelations about the Opposition Leader's property portfolio and share purchase history.
Reports in the Nine newspapers say Mr Dutton had engaged in $30 million worth of property transactions across three decades, while a story on News.com shows he had bought bank shares before the then-Labor government bailed out financial institutions.
But the opposition leader said he was happy for the details of his past to be scrutinised as he vyes to become prime minister.
"The prime minister's office is shopping around dirt sheets at the moment - transactions that go back to when I was 20 years of age. I've conducted myself with integrity at every moment of my life including when I was a police officer. If the prime minister has some claim to make, don't get his lackeys to push it out there, get up and make the claim yourself."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would not comment on the issue, but his cabinet minister Murray Watt said there was a double standard at play regarding his property portfolio because Mr Dutton has committed to scrapping Labor's plan to build thousands of houses.
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The Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Julian Hill, says responding to the rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia is challenging in the current politically charged and polarised environment.
He says the federal government has been working to boost unity and the constructive tone of discussions; as well as protect the ability for people to feel safe in their communities, including as they attend places of worship.
Mr Hill told SBS Hindi, the federal government is building on its response to the challenge using a multi-pronged strategy: laws, investment and leadership.
"We also celebrate 50 years of the Whitlam Labor government's introduction of the Racial Discrimination Act, has stood the the test of time. The Parliament has passed new laws to strengthen and introduce new protections against racist hate speech. We are investing in the Human Rights Commission. We've invested in SBS's capacity to dispel misinformation. We're investing in supporting Palestinian Muslim and Arab communities directly. And I will have more to say on that in coming weeks. We're investing in the security and cohesion in other affected communities."
During Senate Estimates earlier this week, ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says for the first time, antisemitism and racism is the biggest security challenge - constituting a large portion of the agency's caseload.
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In rugby,
Superstar code-crosser Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will be scratched from the New South Wales Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific hosting of the Fijian Drua after an injury.
Suaalii, known as the "Ferrari", will miss Friday night's match at Allianz Stadium with a toe injury, while centre Joey Walton has also been ruled out with a groin strain.
Suaalii was a conspicuous absence from last Thursday's opening training session at the Waratahs' Sydney base, but coach Dan McKellar insisted at the time that he was fine.
Six days on and McKellar broke the news that he wasn't ready to face Fiji's Drua after suffering the injury in the Warratah's round-one win over the Highlanders.
