Australia politics live: stranded Australians return from Middle East; new inquiry into racism towards Indigenous Australians

Emotional scenes as people trapped by conflict land at Sydney. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Krishani Dhanji will pick up the slack. Weary Australians trapped by the war in the Middle East arrived back to an emotional welcome at Sydney airport last night. More details coming up. Continue reading...

By Martin Farrer