Australia news live: Albanese to set out south-east Asia strategy; Liberals pick Scott Morrison’s successor

Albanese will announce a $2bn scheme at Asean summit in Melbourne today. Follow the day’s news live

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As we begin the second day of the Asean summit, foreign minister Penny Wong has shared these images of meeting with her Malaysian counterpart, Mohamad Hasan.

Wong wrote on X:

Australia and Malaysia will work even more closely together on shared challenges and opportunities including cyber security, higher education, sports, and nuclear non-proliferation.

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