Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Optus hands rights to World Cup group games to SBS and a woman wins the right to use deceased boyfriend’s sperm.

Good afternoon, readers. Optus has been forced to allow Australians to watch the World Cup for free and a Queensland woman has won the right to use her deceased boyfriend’s sperm to have children.

Australian supporters during their FIFA World Cup group match between Australia and France at Kazan Arena during the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Kazan, Russia, Saturday, June 16, 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Optus hands SBS group World Cup matches

Optus has been forced to allow Australians to watch the World Cup for free until the end of June with SBS broadcasting all the matches until the completion of the group stages. Meanwhile, Telstra shares have swooned after it unveiled plans to slash about a quarter of its workforce.

PM Malcolm Turnbull speaking to media about the senate after attending a Refugee Week Event at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Labor attacks ‘snob, arrogant’ PM

Malcolm Turnbull has admitted he doesn’t know what the median wage is. Read what happened in Parliament with our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Point Piper and Rose Bay. 9.51am. #SnapSydney 2015. Aerial Sydney. Picture: John Appleyard

Foreign buyers elude crackdown

A crackdown on foreign property investors has missed many deals and is only just beginning to work, an audit shows.

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Josh Davies with partner Ayla Cresswell

Win over dead man’s sperm

In a landmark decision a Queensland woman has won the right to use her deceased boyfriend’s sperm to have children.

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Has Donald Trump gone too far on immigration?

Has Trump gone too far?

The outcry over Donald Trump’s decision to divide immigrant families has taken his West Wing into uncharted territory.