Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Kim Jong-un vows ‘to leave the past behind’ and why Ken Henry raised concerns about Rudd’s home insulation scheme.

Good afternoon, readers. Kim Jong-un says the “world will see major change” after today’s historic summit and Ken Henry raised concerns before the Rudd Government’s home insulation scheme was implemented.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Kim: ‘world will see major change’

Kim Jong-un has vowed ‘to leave the past behind’, while Donald Trump says denuclearisation will begin ‘very quickly’ after their historic meeting.

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NAB Chairman and former Head of Treasury Dr Ken Henry addresses the Australian Shareholders' Association conference in Sydney, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING

‘I did raise concerns’: Henry

Former federal treasury secretary Ken Henry has told a Melbourne court he pointed out two major issues with the Rudd Government’s home insulation scheme before it was implemented.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (right) and Treasurer Jackie Trad are seen during a press conference in the state budget media lockup at Parliament House in Brisbane, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Ms Trad will today deliver her first budget. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Public sector wages surge by $1bn

Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad’s first budget speech omitted any mention of the state’s soaring debt, amid record spending on health and education.

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20 March 2017: Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane leaving the Australian Human Rights Commission offices in Sydney on Monday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

‘We are flirting with danger’

The foreign influence debate threatens to spill over into suspicion of Chinese Australians, Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane warns.

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17/10/2017: oBikes are left lying around Melbourne. Picture: Stuart McEvoy for the Australian.

No more oBikes for Melbourne

People are being urged to stop riding oBikes as the bike share company pulls out of Melbourne.