Your afternoon Briefing: Jacinda Ardern calls out Australia on climate change

Jacinda Ardern has warned ‘Australia has to answer to the Pacific’ and the victim of the Sydney CBD stabbing has been named.

New Zealand Prime Minister has warned “Australia has to answer to the Pacific” for its position on climate change, and the 24-year-old victim of yesterday’s Sydney CBD stabbing has been identified.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern arrives for the Pacific Islands Forum in Funafuti, Tuvalu, Wednesday, August 14, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Ardern’s climate change blast at Australia

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has turned up the heat on Australia and its position on climate change with a grim warning, saying “Australia has to answer to the Pacific.” Meanwhile, Chris Kenny argues that the ABC failed to challenge Tuvalu’s Prime Minister in a radio interview.

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Sydney CBD stabbing murder victim Michaela Dunn. Pictures: Supplied

Sydney CBD stabbing victim named

The 24-year-old woman whose body was found in a unit in Sydney’s CBD after a 21-year-old man allegedly set out on a murderous rampage has been identified as Michaela Dunn.

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HONG KONG, CHINA - AUGUST 13: Stranded passengers sit near check-in counters as all flights have been cancelled after protesters occupied the Hong Kong International Airport during a demonstration on August 13, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Pro-democracy protesters have continued rallies on the streets of Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill since 9 June as the city plunged into crisis after waves of demonstrations and several violent clashes. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam apologized for introducing the bill and declared it "dead", however protesters have continued to draw large crowds with demands for Lam's resignation and the complete withdrawal of the bill. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

One eye on the exits

Australian businesses in Hong Kong are now making contingency plans if the situation in the city gets worse after protests blocked its international airport for a second day.

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English hopes hang on fast bolwer Jofra Archer, right, to blunt the batting brilliance of Australia's Steve Smith, left. Pictures: Getty

Is this the man to blunt Steve Smith?

Jofra Archer can ask questions of Steve Smith that England have not been able to in the past seven Tests, writes Mike Atherton.