Finally, Angus Taylor has been asked whether he would support introducing gender quotas to boost the number of women in the Liberal Party’s ranks.

The opposition leader has sidestepped that question and says he wants to see more women in Liberal Party branches and in the parliamentary party.

But he says he doesn’t believe in gender quotas.

“The job of all of us is to encourage great women to do that. I can understand the reticence in the past but we have to change that, that’s our job and that is how we fix the problem,” Taylor says.

And that’s the end of that press conference!

Angus Taylor has defended Shadow Skills Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price elevation back into the shadow ministry.

Asked if her previous comments on migrants could clash with her work given migrants play a large role in that space, Taylor has deflected and says Nampijinpa Price is passionate about small businesses.

“She is passionate about small business and we all are as Liberals, we believe the best way to have a strong community is to have strong businesses in the community,” Taylor says.

“They employ and deliver services and goods to customers.They are the very essence of a strong community and a strong country in Australia,” he says.

But pressed on whether Nampijinpa Price should apologise for her comments on Indian migration, Taylor says “it’s time to move on”.

Angus Taylor has been asked about comments on a Sky News interview from Pauline Hanson taking aim at Muslims.

In the interview, the One Nation leader reportedly said she didn’t know a good Muslim.

The opposition leader says he knows many good Muslims, some who reside in his electorate of Hume in New South Wales.

“I know many, and we had a wonderful man waiting for us at Werriwa next to my seat last election,” Taylor says.

“People who want to come to this country who do not share the core beliefs, who don’t believe in our way of life, who want to bring hate and violence from other parts of the world, will not be welcome and it doesn’t matter what the race or religion,” he says.

Angus Taylor says bringing three Nationals who voted against official Coalition policy on hate laws back into the shadow ministry signals a “strong reset” with the country party.

Former opposition leader Sussan Ley accepted the resignations of Bridget McKenzie, Ross Cadell and Susan McDonald after they voted against Labor’s hate laws.

The resignations triggered the second Coalition split in under 12 months.

The opposition leader says the leadership of both parties have agreed to “get on with it”.

He says he’s spoken to Nationals leader David Littleproud “many times” over the recent days.

“It’s time to get on with it and get back to the unified Coalition we know has been such a strength for our side of politics and such a strength for this nation,” Taylor says.

Asked if they’ve signed a new Coalition agreement, Taylor says “over time” the parties will align and fight for Australians.

Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume has been asked whether her colleagues have listened to a review she conducted into her party’s 2022 election loss.

Hume’s review of the federal election loss to Labor found the party was not popular with women and multicultural communities.

The deputy leader says those recommendations have been adopted, but they are not “easily implemented overnight”.

“We have a lot of work to do as a team to make sure we have a policy platform and positions that reflect the hopes and aspirations and dreams of all Australians, not just sectional interest,” Hume says.

“We want to make sure our policies and our positions reflect their hopes and dreams,” she says.

Angus Taylor has flagged that he’d be willing to boost the resourcing to intelligence agencies to screen people coming to Australia more closely.

The opposition leader says there are people who want to come to Australia who don’t believe in Australia’s way of life.

“That has got to stop,” Taylor says.

Angus Taylor on 7.30 last night distanced himself from a draft opposition immigration policy that would prevent people from some countries from migrating to Australia.

The opposition leader says the plan wasn’t put through shadow cabinet and that he’s not sure what the source of that plan was.

“I tell you what my plan will be to raise standards, reduce numbers and make sure the door is shut to people who do not share the core beliefs of Australians,” Taylor says.

The opposition leader and shadow treasurer have been asked whether they’ll be focused on reducing bureaucracy as a share of the economy and job market.

Angus Taylor says he wants to ensure growth of the economy exceeds growth of government spending.

“Under Labor what we are seeing is an economy not growing in any meaningful way, and government spending that is growing at a rapid rate,” Taylor says.

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the opposition is opposed to any changes to the capital gains tax discount on investment properties.

He says it will harm investment and won’t create any more homes.

Angus Taylor has been asked when he’ll be releasing the Coalition immigration policy.

The opposition leader says the Coalition has already been releasing its priorities since being elevated to the leadership role.

He says any future policy will ensure the “door is shut” to people who bring hate and violence to Australia.

“It is about restoring Australians standard of living but also about detecting our way of life and immigration,” Taylor says.

And new Shadow Finance Minister Claire Chandler says she’ll be focusing on fiscal responsibility in her portfolio.

The shadow minister says the government has abandoned fiscal discipline during its time in government.

“Fiscal responsibility is one of the fundamental principles of the Liberal Party, in fact it is one of the reasons I joined the Liberal Party, because I believe in a small government that within its means and spends money wisely,” Chandler says.

Newly-minted Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson has started by pointing out the cost-of-living crisis impacting people around the country.

The shadow minister says the government is responsible for the issue impacting families and small businesses.

“We’re going to do everything we can over the next two years … so that you see the pathway forward and that you want to see a change of government,” Wilson says.

“The pathway forward for achieving economic hope in Australia is a change of government and the end of the Albanese government. We are going to deliver that,” he says.

Deputy Liberal Leader Jane Hume says she’s extraordinarily honoured to take on the employment and industrial relations portfolio.

She says her shadow cabinet colleagues have a depth of experience in both the government and private sectors.

“I know they are very much the right people that we put together to hold this terrible government to account but also to develop those policies and those platforms in those positions that will take to the next election,” Hume says.

Tony Pasin, Garth Hamilton, Leah Blyth, Aaron Violi, Simon Kennedy, will also be elevated to the Coalition frontbench.

The Nationals frontbenchers who voted against the Coalition’s official position on hate laws have been elevated back into shadow cabinet.

A condition of the Nationals rejoining the Liberals was that the shadow ministers who voted against Labor’s hate laws sit out of shadow cabinet for six weeks.

That doesn’t seem to be the case now. Bridget McKenzie, Susan McDonald and Ross Cadell have been elevated back into shadow cabinet.

“This is a team prioritises and restores Australia’s standard of living, and protect its way of life,” Taylor says.

The opposition leader is unveiling his shadow ministry, with a number of people elevated back into shadow cabinet.

Deputy Liberal Leader Jane Hume will become shadow minister for employment and industrial relations.

Tim Wilson will become the shadow treasurer and Senator Jacinta Nampijimpa Price will be elevated back into shadow cabinet into the skills and training portfolio.

Senator Claire Chandler will be elevated to the finance portfolio and Andrew Hastie will rejoin the shadow ministry in the industry and sovereign capability.

Senator James Paterson will become shadow minister for defence, and Ted O’Brien will take on the foreign affairs portfolio.

Senator Sarah Henderson will also be elevated back into the shadow ministry into the communications and digital safety portfolio.

Angus Taylor has stepped up to unveil his shadow cabinet, flanked by his deputy Jane Hume, Tim Wilson and Claire Chandler.

But first the opposition leader has weighed into reports families linked with ISIS fighters have tried to return to Australia.

Taylor says the government needs to “come clean”, keep Australians safe and protect Australia’s way of life.

“Australians expect our borders and communities to be protected from individuals connected to extremist violence,” Taylor says.

Moving on to the shadow ministry now, and Taylor says his team blends experience with the next generation.

“A Coalition government that I would lead will restore Australia’s standard of living and protect our way of life,” he says.

Hey Jack, thanks for your question and yes we do!

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is set to unveil his shadow cabinet at 4pm AEDT.

We’ll bring you that press conference here live, and all the shadow ministerial appointments, as soon as we get them!

Australia, the United States and the Philippines have conducted another round of joint exercises in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

The Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba and an RAAF maritime patrol aircraft joined a US destroyer and aircraft — as well as several Philippine vessels — for the “multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity” near the Philippines.

China and the Philippines have had repeated maritime confrontations in the South China Sea, and the two countries have also been trading diplomatic barbs in recent weeks.

In a statement, Defence said the deployment “demonstrates how Australia is upholding international law with freedom of navigation and overflight, and other lawful uses of the sea and international airspace.”

The statement doesn’t mention this but once again, the Chinese Navy was not too far away, monitoring the exercises.

Multiple media outlets in the Philippines have released vision showing two PLA-N vessels on the horizon during the maritime activity, although they kept their distance and didn’t try to interfere in the exercises.

China also deployed PLA-N vessels, including a sophisticated spy ship, to monitor exercise in the South China Sea late last year by Australia, the Philippines, the United States and New Zealand.

The question of whether — and how — to help the Australian families of Islamic State fighters return home has been one that governments have grappled with for years.

Despite pressure from aid agencies and some politicians in Australia, successive governments have been reluctant to facilitate their return.

Citing safety issues in and around the camps, and security concerns back home, Australia has made limited progress in clearing a passage for the Australian women and their children.

Now, these families are attempting to make their own way to the Syrian capital, Damascus, to begin the long journey home.

Read the full story from ABC correspondent Nick Dole in Jerusalem in the link below.

As we wait for Angus Taylor to unveil his shadow cabinet, it appears one member of the Coalition has let their portfolio slip.

Deputy Nationals leader Kevin Hogan released a statement a few moments ago on the negotiations over the Australia-EU free trade deal.

In the email header of his media release, Hogan is titled the “shadow minister for trade, investment and tourism”.

This is different to a media release he issued yesterday which featured no shadow ministry title. Coincidence? See for yourself below.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland says the government is not facilitating the repatriation of Australian families linked to ISIS fighters.

A group of 34 Australians left the Al-Roj camp in north-eastern Syria yesterday with the intention of travelling to Australia via Damascus.

But the group were forced to turn around after Syrian authorities said their journey from the Kurdish-held region had not been properly coordinated with officials.

Rowland says the government takes the cohort’s risk “very seriously”.

“We know that these are people despite all of the warnings chose to go to this area,” Rowland says.

“We are closely monitoring this along with our security agencies as well,” she says.