Australia news live updates: Perrottet urged to work with union over NSW train dispute; international border reopens; 17 Covid deaths
by Mostafa Rachwani (now) and Cait Kelly (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#5WBDN)
Perrottet urged to work with union over NSW train dispute; Peter Dutton says all signs on Ukraine pointing in one direction'; at least 17 Covid-related deaths; Australia's international border reopen for the first time in nearly two years. Follow the latest updates live
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AGL Energy has rejected a takeover bid by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Canadian asset management giant Brookfield, saying the preliminary offer materially undervalues the company".
Brookfield and Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures made the extraordinary offer to take over Australia's most polluting company on Saturday, with a goal to shut its coal power plants earlier than planned.