Your afternoon Briefing: Cave rescue could begin tomorrow

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

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

Videograb of the boys a day after they were discovered. Picture: Facebook.

Cave rescue could begin tomorrow

In breaking news, Thai navy SEALs could start evacuating 12 boys and their football coach from as early as tomorrow, as monsoons close in.

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‘We signed up, we stick to it’

Cabinet ministers have hit back at Tony Abbott’s calls for the government to abandon the Paris climate agreement, arguing Australia must remain bound to any international agreement it signs.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said pulling out of the Paris agreement would undermine Australia’s foreign policy.

“We then signed an international agreement and Australia plays by the rules. If we sign an agreement, we stick to that agreement, and the Paris agreement targets are achievable.”

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Keith Goodbun has been jailed for over 41 years for murdering his wife Molly. Picture: Channel 9/Supplied

Man jailed for ‘chilling’ murder

A NSW man who “executed” his wife in a “chilling, cold blooded murder” has been sentenced to more than 41 years in jail in a clear signal from the judge the community should be “ashamed” at Australia’s the high rate of domestic violence murders.

NSW Supreme Justice Helen Wilson, told the court 62-year-old Maitland man, Keith Owen Goodbun, had planned to “blow away” anyone who tried to stop him murdering of his wife of 40 years, Molly Goodbun.

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WASHINGTON DC.... Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holds a press conference after giving the key notes address at the National Governors Association winter meeting at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington DC. . Pic Nathan Edwards

Media split over Nauru protest

A split has emerged in the Canberra press gallery over the boycott of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s trip to Nauru in September, with major media organisations supporting a boycott of the Pacific Islands Forum in protest against the island nation’s ban on the ABC.

It means that News Corp mastheads, including The Australian, will be the only outlets to report on the event, which has grown in significance due to the government’s efforts to curb Chinese foreign interference.

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 03: Harry Kane of England celebrates victory following the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Round of 16 match between Colombia and England at Spartak Stadium on July 3, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Canny Kane does it again

And in World Cup news, England have had better strikers, and captains with more craft and class. But Harry Kane’s sheer will to win is unmatched, writes Jonathan Northcroft.

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