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Former Australian governor general Peter Hollingworth has passed away at the age of 91. In a separate incident, a shooting in Canley Heights, Sydney, resulted in one death and four injuries. Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson is scheduled to give a budget reply speech at the National Press Club today.
- ▪Peter Hollingworth, former governor general, has died at 91.
- ▪A shooting in Canley Heights, Sydney, left one person dead and four injured.
- ▪Tim Wilson, the shadow treasurer, will deliver a budget reply speech today.
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12m ago16.24 EDTGood morningHi all, and welcome to another Guardian Australia live blog. Nick Visser will be with you shortly to steer you through the day’s news as it unfolds.Former governor general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church, has died at the age of 91.Overnight in Sydney, one person has been killed and four more wounded in a shooting at Canley Heights in Sydney’s south-west.And the shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson, is due to deliver his budget reply speech at the National Press Club later today.We’ll have more on all this for you soon.Share
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