Your afternoon Briefing: Cormann grilled on religion review

Hello readers. Here is your 5pm digest of the day’s top stories.

Hello readers. Here is your afternoon digest of the day’s top stories.

Senator Mathias Cormann with Deputy Secretary Stephanie Foster during Senate Estimates in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Cormann grilled on religion review

After much back and forth, Mathias Cormann has revealed who exactly had access to Philip Ruddock’s review. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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22/10/2018: (L) Jodhi Meares at the launch of Damon Kitney's book 'The Price of Fortune: The Untold Story of Being James Packer' in Sydney on Monday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Friends, exes at James Packer book launch

James Packer’s ex-wife Jodhi Meares appeared at the launch of Damon Kitney’s book, as Kerry Stokes detailed how he took on Mariah Carey’s entourage.

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Liberal Wentworth candidate Dave Sharma at Sky News studios, 5 Thomas Holt Dr, Oct 21 2018(Daily Telegraph - Flavio Brancaleone)

ABC fake email focus ‘troubling’

Dave Sharma has questioned the ABC’s running extensive coverage about a claim Kerryn Phelps had pulled out of the by-election because she had HIV.

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The Brisbane skyline is seen at sunset from the suburb of Balmoral in Brisbane, Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Brisbane which is the capital city of Queensland is home to over 2.4 million people and is the third most populated city in Australia just after Sydney and Melbourne.(AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Apartment danger zones

Several regions in two cities are now likely to underperform after an oversupply of new apartments, an agent has warned.