News live: Chalmers acknowledges ‘softness in housing market’; Australia sends drones to Nepal

Team of specialist drone operators will help search and rescue effort in aftermath of the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods. Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Hume says Coalition’s plan isn’t a copy of One Nation and is ‘fully costed’ and ‘fully modelled’ to tackle organised crime The deputy opposition leader, Jane Hume, said a new Coalition plan to tackle the illegal tobacco market isn’t a copy of the one touted by One Nation. This is not a…