Your afternoon Briefing: Thai cave escape came just in time

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s what made news this Wednesday.

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s what made news this Wednesday.

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A supplied image obtained on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, of Australian doctor Richard Harris (centre), and the medical team he worked with to assist in the rescue of 12 Thai boys who were stuck in an underground cave with their soccer coach, but have since been rescued. (AAP Image/Supplied by DFAT) NO ARCHIVING

Thai cave escape came just in time

The boys and their coach were passed to safety ‘hand on hand’ on stretchers between rescuers, but as the last SEAL and Aussie doctor Richard Harris emerged the unthinkable happened.

This Inside Story by Amanda Hodge has incredible detail. Don’t miss it.

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Courier Mail, Home Improvement magazine, solar power, generic pics

Calls to axe ‘excessively generous’ solar subsidy

The competition watchdog called for rooftop solar subsidies to be axed a decade ahead of schedule to help drive down power prices, revealing households are paying an average $106-a-year to foot the bill for government environmental schemes.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report, released today, reveals households are paying huge costs for a range of government environmental schemes in their annual power bills.

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24/03/17 Justin Milne - ABC Chairman pictured at Credit Suisse office in Sydney - Picture Renee Nowytarger. Australian

We don’t take sides: ABC chairman

ABC chairman Justin Milne says Australia is at a “decision point” about the future of the ABC and to cripple it will lead to a further concentration of US media ownership.

“Some would argue an enlightened private sector dominated by owners in the United States will find a way of marrying commercial and Australian national interest, and produce local content about the arts, sciences, religion or music. What could possibly go wrong?”

Microsoft Surface Go

Microsoft hits Go on iPad rival

Microsoft is taking on Apple’s iPad and Google’s Chromebook with its latest device, a cut-price Surface tablet.

The company’s new 10-inch Surface Go, which will ship in early August in Australia, will be the least expensive Surface out of the five in Microsoft’s arsenal, directly competing with the least expensive iPad which costs about the same.

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State of Origin III live blog

While the NSW Blues have already secured the series, pride is at stake for Queensland on their home ground. The match kicks off at 8pm AEST. Follow our live blog here.