Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; power line repairs cause Sydney trains chaos

Anthony Albanese will announce a loan of the work to the Art Gallery of Western Australia from April to September 2027. Follow today’s news live

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Second wave of bee-killing parasite leads to ‘really scary time for beekeepers’

A second incursion of a bee-killing parasite has brought a more chemically-resistant wave of the pests, raising concerns over their impact on Australia’s food security, AAP reports.

But if you keep that story going, it’s a scary time for pollination and a scary time for food security.