Your afternoon Briefing: Albanese refuses to reveal stance on Adani

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Hello readers. New Labor leader Anthony Albanese won’t commit on Adani, and winter blasts through early.

Labor leadership contender and member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese speaks to the media in Sydney, Monday, May 27, 2019. Albanese is currently running unopposed for the Labor leadership after Jim Chalmers announced he would not run. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Albanese refuses to reveal stance on Adani

In his first outing as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese claimed he would be “no Tony Abbott” but wouldn’t reveal his position on the issue that damaged the party in north and central Queensland electorates.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MAY 26: Ed Langdon of the Dockers marks the ball during the round 10 AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium on May 26, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/AFL Photos/Getty Images)

Sportsbet bows to punters

After coming under fire on social media, online bookmaker Sportsbet has moved to ward off the threat of legal action from disgruntled punters with a promise to pay out on AFL bets it voided.

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Mt Baw Baw has been hit with some decent snow this morning and there is more to come over the next few days. Picture: Supplied

Winter hits a few days early

With a blast straight out of the Antarctic, winter isn’t coming, it’s here. And it’s the first of a series of cold fronts sweeping through this week.

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Stephen Fordyce high fives the team after a successful expedition

Underground puzzle solved

A group of cavers has just completed an extraordinary four-day journey deep below Tasmania, setting a new depth record for cave exploration in Australia | WATCH

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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G smartphone

5G phones hit the market

State-of-the-art 5G phones will be in Australians’ hands this week with Telstra announcing it will sell Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G from Tuesday.