Australia news live: John Hewson savages Sussan Ley’s Liberal leadership; 9,500 new university places | Australia news

Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I Martin Farrer with the best night stories and then it will be Nick Visser To get you through the weekend.

Susan Ley The leadership of the Liberal party was brutally attacked by one of its predecessors, John HewsonAs the party lacks a clear strategy as it deals with infighting and demoralizing polls. More is coming.

The Albanian government has announced that up to 9,500 additional places will be opened at Australian universities, following the decision of the Australian Higher Education Commission to allocate additional places. More on that in a moment.