Penny Wong signs statement condemning Israel for depriving Palestinians of ‘human dignity’ as new parliament to be marked by protests. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBurke says algal bloom not a formal ‘national disaster’ but is an environmental disasterBurke is speaking outside a church in Canberra ahead of an ecumenical service that will be attended by many politicians to mark the start of the new parliament.There’s a legislated, formalised list of events that this is not in. That doesn’t change the fact that it’s an environmental disaster. It doesn’t change the fact