Australia politics live: Albanese says US won’t need Australian military help against Iran; Mark Carney to arrive in Australia

PM says on 7.30 that the late Iranian leader should not be mourned. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney , arrives in Australia today for a three-day official visit, set to include a rare address to federal parliament. Carney is due to visit Sydney and Canberra and hold talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese . It will be the ninth meeting between the two leaders. We in this country have a different approach to people having different views from a totalitarian regime such as Iran, but our position is very clear, and I’m sure that is shared by the overwhelming majority of Australians, including the overwhelming number of Australians of Iranian descent ... I don’t think [memorials are] appropriate. And certainly I think that, overwhelmingly, people won’t be participating. Continue reading...