Australia news live: NSW to enforce gender parity in selective schools as bias to boys grows; fatal e-scooter crash in WA

<p>Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Hume: Ley describing Melbourne as Australia’s ‘crime capital’ just ‘explaining what every Victorian already knows’</strong></p><p>The federal<strong> </strong>Liberal senator for Victoria, <strong>Jane Hume</strong>, was on ABC Radio National a short time ago speaking about crime in the state.</p><p><em>Sussan and the shadow ministry team are putting together our policy agenda as we speak. It is only five months since the last election, but I don’t agree that there is nothing that a federal government cannot do. In fact, there are plenty of things that a federal government can get involved in to help states tackle crime, whether it be working for consistent bail laws across the country.</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/17/australia-news-live-sussan-ley-anthony-albanese-trump-meeting-foi-climate-laws-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>