Your afternoon Briefing: PM’s population expert contradicts migrant cut

Good afternoon, readers. Scott Morrison’s population expert at odds with migrant cut and Labor refuses to rule out Fair Work tribunal spill.

Good afternoon, readers. Scott Morrison’s population expert is at odds with a push to cut migrants numbers and Labor refuses to rule out a Fair Work tribunal spill.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference on November 22, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Federal Government is considering changes to allow Australian-born extremists to be stripped of their citizenship if they are entitled to citizenship in another country. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

PM’s expert at odds with migrant cut

Scott Morrison had a win on a national population plan, but his hand-picked expert contradicted a push to cut migrant numbers.

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Shadow Employment Minister Brendan O'Connor delivers his address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, December 12, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Fair Work tribunal spill threat

Labor won’t rule out spilling a “skewed” Fair Work tribunal after 20 consecutive employer appointments, says Brendan O’Connor.

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14/11/2018: Generic picture of Westpac bank logo. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Westpac facing huge backlash

Westpac investors seem poised to deliver what could be a record-breaking rebuke of a major Australian company.

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An early morning walker gets out for his exercise at Merewether beach before the worst of the weather hit the Hunter Valley, Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Sydney received more than a month's worth of rain in just two hours - with Observatory Hill recording 84.6mm by 7am. The November average is 83.8mm. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman) NO ARCHIVING

Wild weather warnings

A cyclone, floods, hail and a wall of rain will belt Australia’s east coast as two weather patterns collide in four states, smashing from Tasmania to the Top End.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 21, 2018 Social Network applications including Facebook, Instagram, Slack, Snapchat, Twitter, Skype, Viber , Teamsnap and Messenger, are on display on a smartphone in Washington DC. Facebook said April 4, 2018 it is updating its terms on privacy and data sharing to give users a clearer picture of how the social network handles personal information.The move by Facebook follows a firestorm over the hijacking of personal information on tens of millions of users by a political consulting firm which sparked a raft of investigations worldwide. / AFP PHOTO / Eric BARADAT

Stopping the snooping

Google and Facebook have voracious appetites for personal data, but there are things you can do to stop them stalking you.