MP urges colleagues to back voice – as it happened

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• A New South Wales police officer has been charged and will appear in court next month after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old woman with dementia.

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• The Treasury confirmed that it has referred the PwC tax scandal to the Australian Federal Police for a criminal investigation.

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• Liberal MP Julian Leeser urged his colleagues to back the Voice.

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• The ABC managing director appeared before Senate estimates and said he was “worried about” First Nations staff.

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• Hawthorn Football Club CEO Justin Reeves resigned, the club has confirmed, due to the “personal toll” and need to focus on his wellbeing in a “difficult period” for the club.

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• A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody after discharging a firearm in the carpark of a school.

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• The defence minister, Richard Marles, said Australia is “not about to be invaded”.

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