Qantas ground crews vote for right to strike amid pay dispute – as it happened

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast That’s where we’ll leave our live coverage for the day. Before we go, let’s recap the top headlines: The total number of Australians missing in the deadly Nepal floods is now 43. The death toll from the ⁠unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud ​and debris that crashed through valleys of Nepal on Wednesday last week has now risen to 903 people, with 16 more dead reported on the Tibet side of the border. More than 4,000 are missing in Nepal, with another 500 in Tibet. Oscar Jenkins, an Australian man who was captured and sentenced to 13 years in a Russian jail after fighting for Ukraine military, has given his first interview after his conviction. The Australian government said it is working with Russian officials in a bid to secure his release. One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce said the party wouldn’t get “carried away” after claiming a victory in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western Australia. According to snowfall data compiled by Snowy Hydro, 2026 is officially the worst end to a season since records began in 1954. The NSW opposition leader, Kellie Sloane, says she has written to Anthony Albanese abou