Australia news live: Dutton ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with PM after Sydney church stabbing; Lehrmann withdraws from ‘presumption of innocence’ conference

Asked if there are any specific federal laws he believes need to be changed in relation to knife crime, Peter Dutton said there would be discussions around this but his view is “there are none that are obvious”.

We are willing and we stand ready to support the government. I think the offer of bipartisanship support at the moment is important.

I have expressed that in my letter to the prime minister today that we stand…