Your afternoon Briefing: Folau’s cousin loses job and Julie Bishop’s next move

Israel Folau’s cousin Josiah has lost his job and what Julie Bishop did next.

Welcome to the afternoon Briefing. Israel Folau’s cousin Josiah has lost his job and what Julie Bishop did next.

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Israel Folau's cousin Josiah Folau.

Josiah Folau let go from job

Israel Folau’s cousin, Josiah, was let go from his Catholic school job after expressing his religious beliefs.

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ABC fails to deliver casual staff backpay

The public broadcaster is still working on resolving a problem affecting 2500 workers eight months after it was first raised.

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3/5/17 Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop being awarded honorary doctorate at the University of Adelaide. Picture by Matt Turner.

ANU appoints Julie Bishop as chancellor

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop will be the next chancellor of the Australian National University taking over from Gareth Evans.

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Proffessor Geoffrey Blainey spoke on the relationship between China and the Western world at the Stanley Burbury Theatre, UTAS.Picture: MATHEW FARRELL

‘Why should they get a vote’

Noted historian Geoffrey Blainey says we give cititzenship away too easily to newcomers. He was answering questions at a discussion of his memoir Before I Forget.

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Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo and Tony Mokbel. Pictures: Supplied

‘Tell me all you know about Mokbel’

Asked about her underworld client Tony Mokbel, Nicola Gobbo sealed life as a snitch with her reply.

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Barmy Army supporters cheer on Day 1 of the Third Test match between Australia and England at the WACA in Perth, Thursday, December 14, 2017. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, IMAGES TO BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY, NO COMMERCIAL USE WHATSOEVER, NO USE IN BOOKS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM AAP

The Ashes live

Tim Paine will toss the coin with England’s Joe Root at Edgbaston tonight in the first Test of the Ashes. The call could be critical as low clouds are expected to make batting as hard for the tourists as it ­always has been. Follow all the action live in our Ashes blog and scoreboard.