The AFP have raided Australian Labor party offices in Melbourne over alleged leaks about the NBN.

The Australian Federal Police raided the office of Senator Stephen Conroy in Melbourne and also the Brunswick home of Andy Byrne, policy adviser to Jason Clare over leaked NBN documents.

This latest development comes as Bill Shorten earlier today came to the aid of a woman and child after a car accident in NSW’s Hunter Valley.

The opposition leader’s entourage pulled up on Cessnock Road at Testers Hollow on Thursday afternoon after a head-on collision involving other cars.

Follow our rolling coverage of today’s developments below: