As it happened: Dutton won’t support PM’s October 7 motion; first repatriation flight arrives from Lebanon

Thanks for reading the national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage.

To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:

• A flurry of last-minute meetings this morning between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton could not avert an acrimonious split over what was envisioned to be a bipartisan moment to mark the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks that killed about 1200 Israelis.
• Instead, the first question time of the parliamentary sitting week was particularly bitter, with the prime minister levelling a sledge about Tourette’s syndrome at the opposition leader, before withdrawing the remark and apologising.
• Albanese revealed more than 1200 Australians, permanent residents and family members have now escaped Lebanon with government assistance.
• In NSW, Premier Chris Minns threatened to shut down weekly pro-Palestine demonstrations due to the ongoing “drain” on police resources, saying courts should be able to block protests if they believe it will lead to too much strain.
• Police charged a second man who they alleged displayed a Nazi poster at a pro-Palestine rally in Sydney’s Hyde Park on October 6.
• In Victoria, the first person in the state charged with performing the Nazi salute was found guilty after a magistrate rejected his argument that the case was constitutionally invalid.
• In Tasmania, an inquiry was told the delivery of two new Bass Strait ferries – a project marred by delays and cost blowouts – had been hampered by an “appalling lack” of government support.
• Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser signalled home buyers will get interest rate relief once inflation stops being “sticky”.
• Across the ditch, New Zealanders are certain to get further interest rate relief this week with a cut to the current 5.25 per cent cash rate – but the question is by how much.

Thanks again for joining us. This is Cassandra Morgan, signing off.

Rancour over the Middle East has marred question time in the Senate, where independent Lidia Thorpe marched briefly into the chamber, ignoring Senate President Sue Lines’ demands that she take her seat, yelling: “This is shameful! This is genocide.”

Lines also saw red when Greens senators pulled out print-outs with “sanctions now” written in bold black font, after Senator Mehreen Faruqi, wearing a keffiyeh around her neck, called Israel’s occupation of Palestine unlawful.

“Take the slogans down,” Lines ordered as she rose from her chair.

“That was a disgraceful display, which every single senator who raised the placard knows is contravention of the standing orders.”

Transport Minister Catherine King has attacked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for holding a function at the men-only Athenaeum Club in Melbourne.

Here’s what she had to say in question time a few minutes ago:

People like [former ACCC boss] Graeme Samuel, people like [former public service chief] Terry Moran and even the former Liberal Party state director, John Ridley, have walked away from this club over this issue, with Ridley describing the situation of not allowing women members as ‘pathetic’.

Yet, just last week, who decided to not only attend this club, but to actually hold a fundraiser in this club? None other than the leader of the opposition. What a lack of character does this show, the leader of the opposition holding a fundraiser at this club that prohibits women’s membership.