Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. ABC boss Michelle Guthrie has launched her counter attack and why gaming addiction is seen as a mental disorder.

Good afternoon, readers. ABC boss Michelle Guthrie has launched a counter attack against the Liberal Party and why gaming addiction is now recognised by the World Health Organisation as a mental disorder.

Managing Director of The ABC Michelle Guthrie attends Senate Estimates at Parliament House at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

‘Public regards ABC as a priceless asset’

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie claims Australians resent the ABC being used as a “punching bag” as she outlined why the broadcaster must be kept in public hands.

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Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Tax cuts, people smugglers and Aunty

Catch up on what happened in Question Time in Parliament House on our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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A general view of The University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

SA unis in merger talks

The University of Adelaide, Australia’s third-oldest, has launched merger talks with the University of South Australia.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is seen during Question Time at Parliament House in Brisbane, Friday, June 15, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

‘Simply breathtaking hypocrisy’

The Queensland Labor government says it could approve a taxpayer-funded loan to unlock the Galilee Basin if it were sought by a company other than Adani.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2017 a gamer plays video games with a Xbox console during the 2017 Paris Games Week exhibition at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris. Video gaming can be addictive in the same way as cocaine or gambling, the World Health Organization said on June 18, 2018 in a much anticipated update of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON

WHO recognises gaming addiction

Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children’s screen time.