Afternoon Update: ABC and SBS called to antisemitism royal commission; Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’; and Erin Brockovich’s new battle

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter. Representatives from the ABC and SBS will be called as witnesses to the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion, after complaints were made to the inquiry about their coverage of the Middle East. On Monday, counsel assisting Richard Lancaster SC said some submissions to the royal commission – established after the Bondi terror attack – are “highly critical” of the public broadcasters’ reporting on the Israel-Gaza war. An SBS spokesperson said it was “engaging with the royal commission process, including by providing written submissions”. The ABC also made a submission. Both broadcasters have defended their coverage against accusations of inaccuracy and perceived bias. Victorian premier blames ‘inflation not corruption’ for Big Build cost blowouts amid fresh allegations ‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’ Venezuela earthquake: fathe