Your afternoon Briefing: Relief as trade deal finally inked

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Hello readers. A trade deal between Indonesia and Australia has been hailed as sending a timely signal to the world about the importance of free trade, and writers of one of Australia’s biggest pop hits launch a copyright breach lawsuit in the Federal Court.

Australia Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, left, and Indonesia Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita pose for photographers during a signing ceremony and business forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 4, 2019. Indonesia and Australia are signing a free trade agreement that will eliminate many tariffs, allow Australian-owned hospitals to be set up in the giant Southeast Asian country and increase work visas for young Indonesians. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Relief as trade deal finally inked

Indonesia and Australia have set aside years of rocky negotiations, punctuated by diplomatic stoushes and mutual mistrust, to sign a broad trade agreement that commits the two countries to groundbreaking economic collaboration.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is seen during a press conference regarding renewable fuel at Parliament House in Brisbane, Wednesday, February 27, 2019. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Adani ‘could be blocked without penalty

Queensland’s parliament could block all coalmining in the Galilee Basin — including Adani’s proposed Carmichael project — without paying compensation to the companies involved, the state’s Mines Department said today.

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Julie Bishop's favoured candidate in Curtin

Bishop’s pick ‘non-Lib voter’

The battle inside the Liberals for former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop’s safe seat of Curtin makes the party vulnerable to a strong independent candidate.

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Duo ‘copied Love is in the Air

The writers of one of Australia’s biggest pop hits, Love Is In The Air, never consented to the lyrics being changed.

Americans Glass Candy are now in the Federal Court defending copyright breach claims.

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New Zealand man Muhammad Daniel, AKA Mark John Taylor in an undated photo taken from social media. The former Sydney man now claims to be an Islamic State school teacher - and is possibly the first member of the group to have a Linkedin profile detailing his position. SUPPLIED

Bumbling Jihadi’s Kiwi problem

Jacinda Ardern says a New Zealand national Islamic State recruit who encouraged terror attacks in Australia will struggle to return home.

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