Your afternoon Briefing: David Jones sales slow sharply

Good afternoon, readers. In a warning to Myer, David Jones suffers savage sales slump and Today’s Brooke Boney weighs into Aus Day debate.

Good afternoon, readers. In a warning to Myer, David Jones suffered a savage slump in sales and Today’s Brooke Boney weighs into the Australia Day date controversy.

Shoppers at the Boxing Day sales at Pacific Fair in Broadbeach. Picture: Tertius Pickard.

David Jones suffers savage sales slump

Upmarket department store David Jones suffered a savage slump in its sales growth in the weeks leading up to Christmas, putting pressure on Myer to reveal how it traded.

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The new Channel Nine Today Show hosts on their first day. (L-R) Brooke Boney and Tony Jones.

Boney joins Australia Day debate

Brooke Boney, the new entertainment reporter on the revamped Today breakfast show, says she can’t celebrate Australia Day on 26 January.

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A screengrab of a scene from Gillette's 'Believe' advertisement. Picture: Youtube

‘He was the best a man can be’

There were many wonderful men in my childhood — and none of them needed a razor company to tell them how to be good people, writes Chris Kenny.

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A screen-grab taken on Friday, July 20, 2018, of Australian-born Islamic State terrorist Neil Prakash, who could now be freed from Turkish custody if the court determines he isn't under investigation for other crimes. (AAP Image/Supplied) NO ARCHIVING

Prakash not our problem, Fiji insists

Fiji’s top immigration bureaucrat says Neil Prakash will be a “non-issue” in Scott Morrison’s visit to Suva because the convicted terrorist is not a Fijian citizen.

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Gina Rinehart. Picture: "supplied pictures of Gina Rinehart"

Rinehart ropes in rich list crown

Gina Rinehart has retained her position atop Forbes’ local rich list despite iron ore prices dragging on her fortune.