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Jason Gagliardi is the engagement editor and a columnist at The Australian, who got his start at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane. He was based for 25 years in Hong Kong and Bangkok. His work has been featured in publications including Time, the Sunday Telegraph Magazine (UK), Colors, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Harpers Bazaar and Roads & Kingdoms, and his travel writing won Best Asean Travel Article twice at the ASEANTA Awards.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten celebrates in the crowd as the result is announced during the Official Melbourne Postal Survey Result Announcement at the State Library of Victoria on November 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians have voted for marriage laws to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, with the Yes vote defeating No. Despite the Yes victory, the outcome of Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is not binding, and the process to change current laws will move to the Australian Parliament in Canberra. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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Hello readers. Here’s the latest on how this Monday is unfolding plus a long read for lunchtime.

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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe sits for formal photographs with university officials, after presiding over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe made his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Copy pic of journalists observing the theatre's auditorium at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia 24/10/2011. The restored Moscow landmark was built in the 1820s and is due to open on 28/10/2011.

A dancer’s dream revisited

The Russian film The Bolshoi brings back the dreams of an aspiring dancer whose career was cut short by injury.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull adjusts his scarf as he stands on stage during a public celebration event for the Australian Socceroos in Martin Place in Sydney, Thursday, November 16, 2017. Ange Postecoglou?s side reached the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a 3-1 win over Honduras on Wednesday. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING

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Welcome to your morning roundup of what’s making news and the must-reads for today.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Alan Joyce accepts the award for Business Leader of the Year during the GQ Men Of The Year Awards Ceremony at The Star on November 15, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Getty Images for GQ Australia)

‘Christianity vs corporate Groupthink’

Readers’ comments: Was the Yes vote win from the bottom of our warm progressive hearts or evidence of a cultural cringe?

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Senator Dean Smith speaking on the Marriage equality bill in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Your noon Briefing

Hello readers. Here’s the latest on how this Thursday is playing out and a long read for lunchtime.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: People in the crowd celebrate as the result is announced during the Official Melbourne Postal Survey Result Announcement at the State Library of Victoria on November 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians have voted for marriage laws to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, with the Yes vote defeating No. Despite the Yes victory, the outcome of Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is not binding, and the process to change current laws will move to the Australian Parliament in Canberra. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Your morning Briefing

Welcome to your morning roundup of what’s making news and the must-reads for today.

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Christine Forster, the sister of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, celebrates after watching the same sex marriage vote result announcement during a picnic held by the Equality Campaign at Prince Regent Park in Sydney, Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Australians have given same-sex marriage their approval with a 61.6 per cent 'yes' vote in a voluntary survey. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING

‘Slice of humble pie, anyone?’

What our readers had to say about the day Australia voted Yes for same-sex marriage.

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The yes vote has sparked scences of joy across Australia

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Hello readers. Here’s the latest on how things have played out so far on the day Australia said Yes to same sex marriage.

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