Australia news live: Marles ‘welcomes’ Trump’s invitation to join ‘board of peace’; new figures show Australians own more than 4.1m firearms

Deputy prime minister remains coy over whether Australia will join US-backed postwar Gaza panel. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles ‘confident about the future of Nato’ despite Trump pressureContinuing his media rounds, the deputy PM, Richard Marles, is pressed on the government’s response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on some European nations, in a bid to take over Greenland.Nato has played a very important role and continues to be very strong. I’ve been to the last two Nato meetings representing Australia, and there is a definite sense of unity when you’re at Nato meetings. So I feel confident about the future of Nato. Continue reading...