Thank you for joining us for live coverage of the biggest news of the day. Overnight the Queen's coffin arrived at Buckingham Palace, where it was greeted by King Charles III and other members of the royal family. The Australian share market has had a horror start, losing $60 billion upon opening. COVID-19 pandemic disaster leave payments have been extended indefinitely by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and motorists have been urged to fill up before petrol prices spike.
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We now move to our new live coverage, which will follow events from London as the Queen's coffin moves from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
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London's biggest and busiest airport, Heathrow, will alter its operations to ensure silence during the ceremonial procession of Queen Elizabeth's II coffin today.
The airport said on Twitter the change was made "out of respect for the period of mourning".
Some flights between 1.50-2.40pm (local time) will be disrupted.
The airport flagged changes are also likely during the Queen's funeral on Monday.
A 36-year-old woman has been found after she was reported missing from the Queensland town of Cooktown over the weekend.
Police said this afternoon that volunteers from the State Emergency Service found the woman.
She is now being taken to Home Rule, where she'll be given a medical assessment.
As London wakes up on the sombre day when the Queen's coffin will be moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, hundreds of heartfelt tributes have been left for the late monarch.
A dedicated area has been set up for well-wishers to leave gifts and cards in Green Park.
Meanwhile, mourners are lining up, preparing to queue for hours to say goodbye to the Queen when she lies in state at Westminster later today.
Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has apologised after fellow Labor MP Natalie Hutchins told a woman suffering from a brain tumour to "roll with the punches".
Mother of two Kylie Hennessy was due to undergo surgery on Tuesday but required a functional MRI (fMRI) scan first.
The 50-year-old was unable to get the scan as there were no fMRI machines available.
Her surgery had to be postponed while she travelled to South Australia for the scan.
In a press conference today, Hutchins said that sometimes "you just got to roll with the punches of what's going on".
The health minister has since apologised for the comments.
"Natalie has since apologised and she did not mean to cause any offence whatsoever, she was unaware of the particular circumstance," Thomas said.
"We wish Kylie all the best and as a patient in a hospital in Melbourne, we hope she will get the very best care."
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