Australia news live: Penny Wong announces suspension of Tehran embassy and orders officials to leave Iran; Coalition urges PM to visit Nato summit

<p>Foreign affairs minister says Australian ambassador to Iran to remain in region and consular staff will be deployed to Azerbaijan . 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>Bragg says ‘better value’ for taxpayers if Coalition part of Chalmers’ productivity roundtable</strong></p><p><strong>Andrew Bragg</strong>, the shadow minister for productivity and deregulation, told RN Breakfast this morning it was up to treasurer <strong>Jim Chalmers</strong> who sits on an upcoming productivity roundtable but taxpayers would be better off if the Coalition was on the invite list.</p><p>As you know, we’re happy to be productive. We are doing our own policy work on productivity, deregulation, cutting of red tape. … I think taxpayers would get better value if we were able to collaborate. But ultimately, who goes to this meeting is up to the treasurer. As he says, there’ll be a role for us regardless.</p><p>But I do think that if there is an opportunity for bipartisanship on trying to improve our very anaemic productivity, which I have to say, after three years of Labor, I mean, the government have largely driven a lot of this bad productivity because of their huge commitment to red tape.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/20/australia-news-live-israel-defence-foreign-minister-iran-northern-beaches-hospital-nsw-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>