Australia politics live: Scott Morrison defends handling of Aukus; data breaches double in a year

Former PM denies lying to French president when securing the nuclear sub deal; signals directorate records huge jump in attacks on networks. Follow the day’s news live

Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be bringing you the best of our overnight and breaking news before Amy Remeikis takes the helm for a day of politics.

The rising cost of living is eating away at Australians’ treasured way of life, but it’s also costing the country in togetherness. According to our top story this morning, a running index of social cohesion is at its lowest ebb since it began to be tracked 16 years ago. At the same time, banks are making massive profits and our Full Story podcast asks how they’re doing it.

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