Your afternoon Briefing: PM puts heat on Shorten’s Adani mixed messages

Good afternoon, readers. PM puts heat on Bill Shorten over Adani mixed messages and casino moguls James Packer and Steve Wynn have history.

Good afternoon, readers. The Prime Minister has called on Bill Shorten to acknowledge he accepts expert Adani advice that prompted the green light and casino moguls James Packer and Steve Wynn have history.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers his speech at the Valley Chamber of Commerce business luncheon in Brisbane, Monday, April 8, 2019. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

PM challenges Shorten on Adani position

Scott Morrison has called on Bill Shorten to end his mixed messages on the Adani coalmine, after expert advice prompted a green light from the government. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister dismissed concerns about Peter Dutton’s lunch with Huang Xiangmo.

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James Packer and Steve Wynn have history. Picture: Stuart McEvoy/AFP

Packer, Wynn have history

The way Vegas legend Steve Wynn tells it, James Packer was the son of a highrolling friend he felt obliged to help out.

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Liberal senator Ian Macdonald during Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, 3 April 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Apology, of sorts, for Wong ‘smear’

Liberal senator Ian Macdonald sparked fury by linking “thin-skinned” Senator Penny Wong to a controversial Chinese businessman.

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Finally, Basil comes out on top

Fawlty Towers won best British sitcom of all time, but who else made the Top 20 laugh list?

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The Weekly Times: The Grill'd Vegan Cheeseburger

Vegan rise squeezes meat, dairy

Vegan food products are increasing in popularity in Australia, emerging as a future headwind to local dairy and meat sectors.