Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. The US city of Minneapolis is on edge after a federal ICE agent shot a woman dead. The Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, says the president, vice-president, and secretary of homeland security are making “verifiably false” claims about the incident after they called the victim a “terrorist”. We have all the latest news. At home, Victorians are facing catastrophic bushfire conditions today after days of extreme heat. Plus, the promoter who was going to stage a speaking tour by American rightwinger Candace Owens has gone bust. Fire danger | Firefighters are preparing for catastrophic conditions across many parts of Victoria today after a week of scorching temperatures amid the worst heatwave to descend on Australia since 2019-20. There are also extreme fire danger ratings for much of South Australia and the New South Wales Riverina. At the Seymour disaster relief centre in Victoria, the black summer bushfires are still a nightmarish memory for people seeking shelter. Owens and out | The promoter behind a cancelled Australian tour by the American conservative activist Candace Owens has gone into liquidation , with ticket holders still waiting for refunds more than a year later. ‘Cultural sensitivity’ | The Adelaide festival has removed the prominent academic and Palestine advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah from its lineup citing concerns over “cultural sensitivity”. The decision has caused several others on the lineup to withdraw. Late show | Anthony Albanese says he took time to find the right path on calling a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, but his decision has been too late in coming, our chief political correspondent writes . Continue reading...