It’s opening day for a new Tasmanian parliament — but before the dust settles, MPs will be asked to decide who should run the state. Here’s what you need to know about the vote, the players and what happens next.

Democrat-controlled California is moving ahead with its own redistricting plans aimed at neutralising the redrawing of US House seats in Republican-controlled Texas.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers opens the much-anticipated productivity round table with an appeal for participants to seek consensus. Meanwhile, the NDIS has emerged as a key “structural issue” in the budget being eyed by the federal government for further reforms.