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The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning’s stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning’s stories as they happen.

A risque celebrity dinner party "announcement" is Madonna's way of saying she's back — and touring. Here's what we know about the music icon's shows so far.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning’s stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

Australians are facing an incredibly difficult rental market, and this year's budget has an "aspirational" target of 1 million new homes — but there's a lot to unpack. Here's your quick guide to the plan.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

Sandbags have become scarce in Echuca as locals are preparing for another flood peak from the Murray River, which is expected in the next 48 hours.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed. This is The Loop: your quick catch-up for this morning’s stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning’s stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

Nationals leader David Littleproud says it is “important that [Scott] Morrison gives an explanation” which would provide “clarity around the decisions that he made around signing himself into the three portfolios”. This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning’s stories as they happen.

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Russian troops dominate the last free city in a key Ukrainian region and eye other targets, while negotiations over the Black Sea ramp up, are among today's developments in the war.