Your afternoon Briefing: Donald Trump resets wall debate

Good afternoon, readers. Donald Trump reignites border wall debate in State of the Union address and Tim Wilson hits back at Labor.

Good afternoon, readers. Donald Trump’s State of the Union address reignites the border wall debate and Tim Wilson hits back at Labor’s push to discredit him.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi greet President Donald Trump just ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump's second State of the Union address was postponed one week due to the partial government shutdown. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

State of the Union: Trump resets debate

In his State of the Union speech Donald Trump renewed the call for a border wall but resisted declaring an emergency. Meanwhile, a group of Democrats, most of them women dressed in white, stood up and cheered in numbers too big to ignore. As Cameron Stewart writes: Trump has sounded the right note in his address, but will Americans believe him?

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03/02/2019: Liberal MP Tim Wilson speaking to media after a taxpayer-funded parliamentary hearing in Merimbula. Residents of the marginal electorate of Eden-Monaro made submissions about how they would be affected by Labor's proposed crackdown on franking credits. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Wilson rejects stand down call

Tim Wilson has hit back against a Labor push to discredit his inquiry into Bill Shorten’s $55.7 billion franking credit crackdown.

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Spencer Street Building Fire. Residents wait to gain access back to the building. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Neo200 lockout extended

Residents of the Neo200 high-rise building in Melbourne’s CBD will not be able to return home for up to two weeks.

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SA Police Commissioner Mal Hyde faces the Budget and Finance Committee at Parliament House in Adelaide.

Blame laid for Lawyer X failing

Victoria Police have explained why they didn’t realise that Lawyer X had been a registered informant back in 1995.

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Paul Scurrah who is the Managing Director and CEO of DP World. Pictured in his Sydney offices.

Virgin goes local with new chief

After a global search, Virgin Australia appointed a new chief executive officer from its own backyard in Brisbane.