Your afternoon Briefing: Labor risks ‘wrath of branches’

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Hello readers. Terri Butler warns of consequences with party members if Labor walks away from the medivac bill, and NAB close on Andrew Thorburn’s exit fee.

Terri Butler in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Labor risks wrath of branches

Labor frontbencher Terri Butler warns of serious consequences if Labor walks away from the Kerryn Phelps-inspired bill. While Scott Morrison says he will not move to a “middle ground” on medical transfers of refugees.

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07/02/2019: NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn has resigned as a result of the Banking Royal Commission. Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.

NAB close on Thorburn exit fee

NAB’s board could reveal as early as this evening just how golden Andrew Thorburn’s farewell handshake will be.

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CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - NOVEMBER 02: Portrait of Jordan Peterson at The Cambridge Union on November 02, 2018 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Chris Williamson/Getty Images)

Peterson gets Q&A invitation

Jordan Peterson — often a target of vitriol from those on the left — has received an offer to appear on the ABC’s flagship panel show — and he has accepted.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama, and Jennifer Lopez speak onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Obama, Gaga take centre stage

Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga led a powerful display to open the Grammys, after female voices were somewhat muted at the 2018 ceremony.

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ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 10: Ashleigh Barty of Australia reacts after her win over Madison Keys of USA during the first round of the 2019 Fed Cup at U.S. Cellular Center on February 09, 2019 in Asheville, North Carolina. Barty won 6-4, 6-1. Grant Halverson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Barty leads Fed Cup upset in US

Australia’s Fed Cup fortunes will be decided by a coin toss despite a stunning win which sealed a semi-final spot.

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