Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. David Warner will not appeal his one-year ban and Scott Morrison announces the winners and losers of the GST carve-up.

Good afternoon, readers. David Warner will not appeal his one-year ban and Scott Morrison announces the winners and losers of the GST carve-up.

TOPSHOT - Australian cricketer David Warner listens to a question at a press conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on March 31, 2018, after returning from South Africa. Former Australia vice-captain David Warner apologised in tears on March 31 for his role in a ball-tampering scandal and said he would weigh up an appeal against his 12-month ban. / AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Warner accepts one-year ban

David Warner won’t challenge the 12-month ban, saying he ‘will now do everything he can to be a better person, teammate and role model’.

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04/04/2018: Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison spoke at the AFR Banking summit in Sydney on Wednesday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Winners, losers in GST carve-up

Scott Morrison hails a 5pc increase in the GST pool as the product of ‘integrity measures’. But not everyone’s happy.

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Prominent refugee advocate, Australian barrister Julian Burnside. Picture: Peter Ristevski

The tweets of Julian Burnside

Julian Burnside AO QC serves as an example that not all middle-aged white males are despised by the progressive left, writes the Mocker.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 04: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall wave during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on April 4, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

‘She really wanted a sleep’

Games officials launch a furious defence of Duchess Camilla, amid criticism of her attentiveness at the opening ceremony.

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Protesters from the Coalition Against Duck Shooting are seen preparing a display of over 70 illegally shot native waterbirds, including a number of protected species, outside Premier Daniel Andrews'€™ office in Melbourne, Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Wayne Taylor) NO ARCHIVING

Dead ducks on Premier’s door

More than 70 dead native ducks were dumped outside Daniel Andrews’ office as activists push for a full ban on hunting.