Your afternoon Briefing: No end in sight for China’s $1bn coal holdup

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Hello readers. China customs holds up $1bn worth of Australian coal, and Ben Stokes speaks about controversial World Cup final finish.

A driver jumps off a loading vehicle at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province, China, Oct. 23, 2015. PHOTO: JASON LEE/REUTERS

$1bn coal hold-up

Australian thermal coal worth more than $1bn is being delayed by Chinese customs amid suspicions of political payback.

Supplied images of Joshua Tam, from the opening statement to the coroner from Julie and John Tam. The Parents of Joshua Tam

‘No overdose experience’

The only doctor employed to work at a 2018 NSW music festival had warned the festival’s medical service he had he had no experience dealing with drug overdoses and would not be able to intubate a critically ill patient, a NSW inquest has heard.

Bob Brown has compared the propsal for a wind farm in northern Tasmania to the Franklin Dam. Picture: Chris Crerar/News Corp/istock

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Wind farm ‘new Franklin’: Brown

Bob Brown has defended his fight against a proposed wind farm in northern Tasmania, saying the project goes too far, comparing it to the Franklin Dam.

Prince Andrew with Virginia Roberts, then 17, in 2001. He denies they had sex

Prince denies sex claims

Britain’s Prince Andrew faces further embarrassment from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal after a judge ordered thousands of secret documents relating to an alleged “sex slave” of the tycoon to be released.

England's Ben Stokes reacts at the end of their innings during the Cricket World Cup final match between England and New Zealand at Lord's cricket ground in London, England, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

‘I’ll be sorry for the rest of my life’

Ben Stokes described England’s thrilling World Cup win as the best game in the history of cricket after completing an extraordinary tale of personal redemption.