Your morning Briefing: Albanese’s mine craft just doesn’t add up

Your 2-minute digest of today’s top stories and must-reads.

Hello readers. Albo questions the economics of Adani, and Khawaja hits a rich vein of form in the World Cup lead up.

Labor leadership contender and member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese speaks to the media in Sydney, Monday, May 27, 2019. Albanese is currently running unopposed for the Labor leadership after Jim Chalmers announced he would not run. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Albo’s mine craft

Anthony Albanese has questioned the “economics” of opening the Galilee Basin and refused to publicly back Adani. Troy Bramston suggests the new Labor leader will need to junk many of the things he has believed in, threatening his authenticity and credibility.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH. Santos Narrabri Gas project. Gas well. Pic Nathan Edwards.

Walk out threat

NSW gas users have threatened to pull $2 billion in planned investmen­t from the state over delays.

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Pioneering neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo in theatre at Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Randwick in Sydney, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day 2011 honours list for services to medicine.

‘Disturbing’ $120k medical bills

A cancer specialist has questioned the trend of people fundraising money to pay controversial brain surgeon Charlie Teo to try to save a life.

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1st April 2019 Parliament HouseThe Deputy Prime Minister and NationalsÕ Leader Michael McCormack and Minister for Urban Infrastructure Alan Tudge during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

‘Do the sums’

Nationals MPs are furious with Deputy PM Michael McCormack over the ministry reshuffle.

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Rachael Jacobs clashed with Liberal MP for Goldstein Tim Wilson.

Jeers over Israel

Religious freedoms and a heated discussion on anti-Semitism dominated last night’s Q&A.

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Australia's Usman Khawaja (L) and Australia's Marcus Stoinis (R) take a run during the 2019 Cricket World Cup warm up match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, southern England, on May 27, 2019. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Khawaja blinder

Usman Khawaja has further enhanced his chances of opening in the World Cup, writes Peter Lalor.

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Kudelka’s view

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