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WA Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson said he could not reveal where the capsule would be kept once it arrived in Perth, due to safety and security concerns.

“There’s planning involved, obviously to make sure that we minimise the risks to the staff who are involved in that transfer,” Robertson said.

It would remain in secure storage until a decision was made as to how we handle the potent radiation source.

The investigation into how the capsule went missing, and whether the companies involved complied with the Radiation Safety Act and the transport regulations, was continuing.

The cost of the search for the radioactive capsule will be paid by Rio Tinto, the miner’s chief executive, iron ore said yesterday, but the final amount is yet to be determined.

On Thursday afternoon Albanese said the territory and federal cabinets would consider the report next week.

“The report will be released by the NT government after cabinet consideration, confirming next steps,” Albanese posted on Twitter.

“Our governments will listen and respond with the action local communities want us to take.”

“If the ABC cannot pay staff wages that keep up with the cost of living, then that is a problem they should be raising with the federal government,” Ealy said. “The solution to that issue is not to turn around and ask staff to continuously accept sub-inflation pay rises that leave them and their families struggling to keep up with the cost of living.”

The MEAA, which represents editorial staff members, will file a separate application on Thursday.

“ABC staff delivered a resounding ‘no’ vote last year when management insisted on putting forward an insulting and inferior offer,” MEAA Media director Cassie Derrick said.

The national broadcaster last year received an $83.7 million increase in operational funding and a $32 million boost for international services as part of the federal government’s budget. The government is also moving from a three-year to five-year funding model.

ABC managing director David Anderson said at the time that the extra money would be used to improve investment in local programming, emergency broadcast services – which have been crucial over the past few years with floods and bushfires across Australia – and coverage in the Pacific region.

Porter – who is being represented by high-profile silk Arthur Moses, SC, in the inquiry – was social services minister from September 2015 to December 2017 before he was elevated the attorney-general role.

The commission was shown a document provided to Porter on December 28, 2016, with a series of talking points in answer to the following question:

“Is it true that debts are being incorrectly raised against customers due to their employer reporting their income as being earned over twelve months when in fact they’ve only worked part of the year and had income support for part of the year?”

Counsel assisting the commission, Justin Greggery, KC, asked Porter whether the combined effect of the talking points gave the effect that he was avoiding the question.

Porter replied, “It could easily give that appearance.”

“Looking back on it, it kind of appears those talking points avoid that question as well,” he said.