Your afternoon Briefing

David Feeney has resigned, the AFP say an ABC report on 400 lost files was outdated and a galah goes on an unusual adventure.

Good afternoon, readers. Labor MP David Feeney has resigned from the seat of Batman, the Australian Federal Police say an ABC report on 400 lost national security files was outdated and a galah goes on an unusual adventure.

Labor Member for Batman, David Feeney, announces his resignation at a press conference in Melbourne, Thursday, February 1, 2018. Mr Feeney has confirmed he is still unable to produce any documentary evidence from British or Irish authorities that he took steps to renounce his citizenship. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Feeney quits, battle for Batman begins

Senior Labor MP David Feeney has resigned from the inner Melbourne seat of Batman in the face of a High Court challenge over his citizenship. Labor sources say union heavyweight Ged Kearney is the frontrunner to replace him.

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ASIO secures cabinet files at ABC offices in Canberra and Brisbane. Picture: ABC News

ABC claims outdated, AFP say

A report on 400 lost national security files was based on detail the ABC knew was outdated and incomplete.

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Former Greens leader and environmentalist Bob Brown and Save the Tarkine spokesperson Scott Jordan at Launceston. PICTURE CHRIS KIDD

Greens gag MPs on sex assault

Greens MPs have been asked to stop commenting on Bob Brown’s response to a woman’s sexual assault account, a leaked email has revealed.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks in Toowoomba, Thursday, February 1, 2018. Mr Turnbull has outlined planned tax cuts for medium-sized businesses. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Turnbull champions Aussie values

Malcolm Turnbull has declared Australian values must be defended, cherished and not taken for granted in an agenda-setting speech in regional Queensland.

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Harri the Galah in his suite.

Galah goes on cruise control

A pet galah has carried out its own version of the Hollywood movie Home Alone 2.