Australia news LIVE: Hanson intervenes after Farley claims migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s; Swans crisis deepens amid fresh allegations of ‘multiple sexual assaults’

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By Emily Kaine

Hello and welcome to our national news live blog for Monday, August 24. Here’s what is making news today.

One Nation has been plunged into disarray over immigration policy, with leader Pauline Hanson forced to intervene and shoot down MP David Farley’s concession that the party’s headline migration figure would be scarcely different to the Albanese government’s target.
A long-nosed fur seal has become the first confirmed mammal on the mainland to die of the deadly bird flu virus spreading through Australia, a development in the progression of the virus long expected but dreaded by scientists.
All eyes were on the SCG yesterday as Sydney Swans fans gathered for a historic double-header of the men’s and women’s teams amid the ongoing scandal engulfing the club. Last night, this masthead revealed at least one fresh allegation of sexual assault and multiple claims of sexual conduct without consent had been made by the three women at the centre of an investigation involving Sydney Swans players at the Pullman East Melbourne.
And Republicans have taken aim at Australia over its News Bargaining Incentive as veteran Republican political activist Grover Norquist warned the change is a “big deal” for the Trump administration and Canberra should expect to be hit with a trade investigation and potential penalties shortly.