Australia news LIVE: Labor will attempt to pass tax reforms on Thursday; Second cohort of IS-linked brides to return home today; Antisemitism royal commission continues, security services probed

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What’s making news today

By Emily Kaine

Hello and welcome to our national news live blog for Tuesday, May 26. I’m Emily Kaine, and I’ll be helming our coverage for the first part of the day. Here’s what is making headlines.

• Labor will attempt to pass its tax changes through parliament on Thursday without any carve-outs, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. A second, more detailed set of legislation will be introduced after a period of Treasury consultation with business stakeholders.
• The teals have responded to revelations in this masthead yesterday that the independent MPs had held talks to form a political party. Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele and Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps said they would consult their community about their next steps, while Wentworth MP Allegra Spender and Warringah MP Zali Steggall said there was space for a centrist alliance that could challenge Labor and the Coalition’s models.
• AFL great Neale Daniher has died after a 13-year battle with motor neurone disease. Yesterday, football figures and politicians, including the prime minister, paid tribute to Daniher. AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon said the sport was “heartbroken”.
• A second cohort of IS-linked women and children will return to Australia from Syria today. It is unclear whether any of the two Melbourne women and five Sydney women will be arrested upon their arrival.
• US President Donald Trump dramatically expanded the scope of Iran peace talks by demanding Arab nations sign agreements with Israel and threatening to freeze key Gulf allies out of the negotiations if they failed to do so.