Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for Friday, July 31Making headlines today is news that two West Australian government ministers have appeared in court to provide evidence in a defamation trial embroiling other politicians, as well as journalists and local business owners.Perth property developer Greg Poland has taken former journalists from this masthead to court over the publication of two stories based on a covert recording of a meeting held at the Subiaco Hotel in 2019.MacTiernan and Kelly both appeared in court on Thursday.Former WA ministers Dave Kelly and Alannah MacTiernan appeared in court on Thursday to testify in the case after both were mentioned in the secret recording that has proved central to the legal battle.