Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. French President Emmanuel Macron describes Lucy Turnbull as “delicious” and Ipswich mayor to fight fraud charges.

Good afternoon, readers. French President Emmanuel Macron thanked Malcolm Turnbull and his “delicious wife Lucy” for his time in Australia and Ipswich mayor to fight fraud charges.

France's President Emmanuel Macron raises glass in a toast during a dinner in his honour at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney on May 1, 2018. Macron arrived in Australia on May 1 on a rare visit by a French president with the two sides expected to agree on greater cooperation in the Pacific to counter a rising China. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / MICK TSIKAS

Macron’s French charm for Turnbulls

French President Emmanuel Macron offered strategic support to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, while praising his “delicious wife Lucy” during a charm offensive.

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French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Kirribilli House in Sydney. Foreign Ministers Julie Bishop and Jean-Yves Le Drian arrive. Picture: Toby Zerna

Why we need Africa scholarships

Julie Bishop has responded to Pauline Hanson’s attack on an African scholarship initiative, defending the program. The Foreign Minister is also at odds with Peter Dutton over the case for surveillance of Australian citizens.

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Ipswich Mayor Andrew Antoniolli leaves the Ipswich Watchouse on Wednesday afternoon.

Ipswich mayor to fight charges

Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli has been arrested by the corruption watchdog and charged with seven counts of fraud nearly a year after his predecessor stood down and was later charged with corruption offences.

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US prom dress china outrage

Cultural theft, or just a dress?

Utah teenager Keziah Daum’s move to wear a Chinese dress on her prom night has sparked outrage and accusations of cultural disrespect but Caroline Overington questions where we draw the line.

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HI-RES ORIGINAL IMAGE FROM AKUBRA - Amy Everett - Who modelled as "Dolly" for Akubra hats. Amy suicided after being bullied at school

School reeling over Dolly

The principal of Scots PGC College was said to be spending time with upset students today, following revelations about Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett’s troubles at the Warwick school in the lead up to her tragic death.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 12, 2017, US President Donald Trump listens to Director of Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller at the White House in Washington, DC. Trump's former doctor, Harold Bornstein, said on May 1, 2018, that a bodyguard visited his Park Avenue office on February 3, 2017, and confiscated the president's medical records. He identified Schiller as the bodyguard, who until September 2017 worked at the White House as operations director. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM

Trump ‘dictated health report’

The glowing description of Donald Trump’s health signed by his doctor in 2015 was actually written by Trump himself, claims his physician.