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7.17am GMT

I know I say this every day now, but

what

6.44am GMT

I missed this a little earlier, but it is absolutely worth noting

Our reporter @StephieBorys broke the news of Julia Banks' decision to quit the party to Liberal Senator Lucy Gichuhi #auspol pic.twitter.com/8rdLuws012