Australia news live: Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine immediately, network confirms

Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news live

Here’s a hot-off-the-presses explainer of the controversy that appears to have cost Stefanovic his planned long and cruisey farewell from Nine:

Karl Stefanovic is leaving Nine immediately, the network said in a statement this morning.