Australia news live: NSW opposition targets non-Coalition seats with rezoning plan; millions of red crabs begin annual migration

<p>Roads closed in some places on Christmas Island to protect millions of crustaceans. 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>A five-decade-old cold case of a missing toddler which has attracted international attention and a $1m reward is set to take another turn, Australian Associated Press reports.</p><p>Three-year-old <strong>Cheryl Gene Grimmer</strong> was abducted on 12 January 1970 outside a shower block at Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong, on the NSW south coast, when she was enjoying a day at the beach with her mother and three brothers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/23/australia-news-live-pauline-hanson-barnaby-joyce-one-nation-nationals-weather-wind-damage-melbourne-sydney-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>