Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s some hard news, some soft news and some fun news for your commute home.

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s some hard news, some soft news and some fun news for your commute home.

Liberal MP John Alexander having his head shaved to raise money for the leukemia foundation. Picture: Justin Lloyd

Dual-citizenship drama rolls on

Just in case you weren’t already fatigued by the dual-citizenship fiasco debilitating Australian politics at the moment, there’s not one, not two, not three, but four stories in the ongoing saga for you to enjoy. Or not. It’s Friday. Go have some fun.

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Newly elected Labor member for Braddon, Justine Keay.

MPs scared of S 44 found hiding under rocks

To offset any frustration you may be feeling from the aforementioned chaos gripping parliament, here’s Jack The Insider gloriously taking the piss.

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Host of Q&A Tony Jones.

Aunty to stay mum on staff salaries

The ABC has refused to disclose the individual salaries of staff earning more than $200,000, putting it on a collision course with the federal government.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping at the end of a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping put their professed friendship to the test on November 9 as the least popular US president in decades and the newly empowered Chinese leader met for tough talks on trade and North Korea. / AFP PHOTO / Fred DUFOUR

Donald Trump’s unrequited diplomatic bromance

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are working on their relationship. The US President says they have “great chemistry” together, but does the Chinese leader feel the same? Only time will tell.

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Craig McLachlan as Dr Lucien Blake pictured with Jean (Nadine Garner). Picture: ABC

Two weddings, a funeral and several murders

For those planning on spending the weekend vegetating on the couch, and I am absolutely not judging you if you are, here’s Justin Burke’s top TV recommendations.