Here's your TL;DR for today's news.
The state and territory leaders even took a selfie with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.The federal government has agreed to extend a 50-50 hospital funding agreement with the states and territories through to the end of the year.
The agreement for funding to help manage COVID-19 cases was made at the height of the pandemic and was due to end in September. The three months of extra funding for COVID-related expenses will cost the Commonwealth an additionalState and territory leaders went into today's National Cabinet meeting seeking an extension, arguing it was needed to deal with continuing high case numbers.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a separate, broader review of the national healthcare system will also be launched, aimed at bolstering support outside of hospitals."Clearly the decision that we made today to extend the funding is a recognition that there are currently around about 3,000 people in hospital as a result of COVID," he said.In case you've missed it, the US House Committee is investigating the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021.
The third day of public hearings focused on former president Donald Trump's attempts to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory.Here were the key moments:was the conservative lawyer advising the Trump campaign who came up with the theory that vice-presidentThe committee played videotaped testimony from, another Trump lawyer, expressing incredulity at Eastman's theory, saying: "Are you out of your effing mind? … You're going to cause riots in the streets.