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3.43am BST

It’s time for the Australia Post board to appear – but Tony Nutt, the former Liberal party director who is a member of the board, and according to Christine Holgate’s testimony at the last hearing, told her that the board had to act because the prime minister said he wanted her gone, is “unwell” and will not be appearing today.

He will be appearing at another time, Sarah Hanson-Young says.

The rest of the board is appearing remotely, despite having been asked to appear in person.

The committee can hear none of them – there are massive tech problems and no one can hear anyone’s microphones.

Hanson-Young says this is why the committee wanted the board to appear in person.

“What an absolute shambles,” she says.

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson says that is unfair and it may be issues on the Senate’s side.

We are now going to a break while the committee works out what to do – because all but one of the board members new scoopt be heard.

3.39am BST

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson is asking about the support the Australian Citizens party for the LPO Group and Christine Holgate – which Holgate herself was asked about by Kimberley Kitching in the last hearing. Angela Cramp, with the LPO Group, says they are “citizens of Australia” and they are supporting them, so she doesn’t see a problem with getting support from citizens of Australia.

Henderson: “I am questioning why you would be working with an organisation known to be antisemitic, racist, and also with many of its policies foundations in conspiracy theories and Senator Kitching has raised the same concerns.”