Australia politics live: secret sports rorts report criticises Coalition; concessions fail to move crossbenchers on IR bill

Phil Gaetjens report into the rorts is scathing but stops short of accusing ministers of pork-barrelling; concern about contaminated rivers after catastrophic flooding events. Follow the day's news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGood morning. Welcome to the Australia politics blog. Amy Remeikis will be along soon to take you through the day but before then here's a quick roundup of the stories making news this morning.The secret report by the former Coalition government into the sports rorts scandal has criticised the decision-making process by former sports minister Bridget McKenzie and its "lack of transparency". The findings by former top public servant Phil Gaetjens were kept secret for two years but have been revealed by a freedom of information request. Continue reading...