Australia news live: Gallagher says final budget outcome will shave $6bn off deficit; RBA interest rate hike looms

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians along the east coast are reporting many sightings of endangered bogong moths as the insects continue their long migration towards the country’s alpine regions.Bogong moths, about the size of a bottle cap with a distinctive dark stripe that runs down each wing behind two white spots, used to be incredibly abundant. But populations collapsed by up to 99.5% in the two years before 2019. Continue reading