News live: PNG approves delayed defence treaty with Australia; Commonwealth Bank outage hits customers

<p>The two countries will agree to defend each other in the event of a military attack. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The NSW government says an increase of the cap on major events in Sydney’s Centennial Park will help the city’s night-time economy recover from “a decade of lockouts and then lockdowns”.</p><p>The changes, which will take effect ahead of the 2026 season, will mean the number of events attracting more than 20,000 people will increase from eight to 12 each year.</p><p>With more events occurring, we are encouraging the opportunity for events to go back to back over a single weekend.</p><p>That means they can share infrastructure and reduce costs, which should mean lower costs for event organisers and the public. It’s a very practical way of keeping costs down.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/02/australia-news-live-dan-tehan-liberals-nuclear-sussan-ley-coalition-anthony-albanese-labor-flotilla-bhp-china-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>