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Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage of the day ahead. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ve got some top overnight stories coming your way before Graham Readfearn slips into the hot seat.

Our top story this morning is an exclusive about parliamentary documents that reveal the Morrison government signed a “confidential bilateral agreement” with Papua New Guinea in December 2021, paying the Port Moresby government to provide welfare and support for refugees forcibly sent there by Australia.