Australia news live: Marles praises ‘very significant’ Aukus meeting in Washington; Treasury optimistic on business forecast

Deputy PM meets with the US secretary of defence, Pete Hesgeth, as series of Aukus meetings begin. Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDetectives have uncovered suspected human remains as they investigate the disappearance of a toddler more than a decade ago, Victoria police say.According to a statement released by police on Wednesday night, the child disappeared in 2014, but was not reported missing at the time.A preliminary excavation of the area uncovered the yet to be formally identified human remains around 1.30pm.The coroner has been advised and a postmortem will occur in due course. Continue reading...