Your afternoon briefing: Bourke St attacker was on bail; Nothing like a Greens stink

Good afternoon, readers. It has been revealed the Bourke St attacker was on bail, and the Greens are showing their worst side.

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s your digest of today’s top stories.

Bourke st attacker with knife. 2nd angle .Twitter

Bourke St attacker was on bail

Matthew Guy says Bourke Street attacker Hassan Khalif Shire Ali “should have been in jail”, amid revelations the 30-year-old had his bail extended just weeks before he killed restaurateur Sisto Malaspina, despite a long history failing to appear in court.

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Border Politics film at cremorne orpheum. Pictured: Julian Burnside at entrance to Sydney Harbour.

Burnside’s new side

Since 2006, QC Julian Burnside has written to Richmond voters every time an election rolls around. This time, the letter is different.

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Greens Jenny Leong and Buckingham

Nothing like a Greens stink

The Greens are a tawdry shadow of the worst elements of the major parties — a dangerous cocktail of sanctimony and cant, writes Jack the Insider.

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Craig McLachlan (R) and his partner Vanessa Scammell (L) pictured leaving restaurant Balcon by Tapavino in Sydney on the Monday 12th of March 2018.Picture: Christian Gilles

Actor rejects police interview

Craig McLachlan has refused to be interviewed by Victoria Police over allegations of indecent assault and assault, court hears.

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops perform a flag raising ceremony Sunday, July 30, 2017 for a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA on Aug. 1 at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via AP)

US at risk in war with China

The US would struggle to win a war against China or Russia after cuts made under President Obama, a bipartisan report warns.