Your morning Briefing: Chinese media attacks baby milk ‘hysteria’

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Hello readers. China’s state media hits out at baby milk ‘hysteria’, and why journalists can’t or won’t comprehend the election result.

Chines war ships shipped at Garden Island on the 6th of June 2019. Photographer: Adam Yip

Baby milk ‘hysteria’

China’s state media condemns reporting of mass purchases of milk on its navy visit, saying nothing else in Australia is worth buying.

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One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson holds a doorstop following the opening of the 57th Parliament at NSW Parliament in Sydney, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Hanson to block tax cuts

Pauline Hanson has declared she will not support Scott Morrison’s tax reform agenda when parliament returns.

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Steve Smith and Virat Kohli

Kohli stuns

India’s skipper made an extraordinary intervention as a packed house booed Steve Smith and taunted him with “cheat” chants. Watch the video.

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Staff dinkus. Peter Van Onselen.

Poll post mortem pulped

A leading political analyst has been forced to abandon a tome that was due to pick apart the Coalition’s loss, writes Nick Tabakoff in Media Diary.

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Australia's Home Minister Peter Dutton (C) speaks to the media as Sri Lanka's navy commander Piyal De Silva (L), and the head of Australia's Operation Sovereign Borders Major General Craig Furini (R) look on in Colombo on June 4, 2019. - Australia On June 4 launched a fresh initiative in Sri Lanka to discourage would-be illegal immigrants following an uptick in people- smuggling attempts last month. Home Minister Peter Dutton told reporters in Colombo that there was an increase in the number of attempts to illegally enter Australia by boat in the past month, but no one was successful. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Journalism fail

Weeks after an election that showed journalism failing, many in the media can’t or won’t comprehend the result, as the Dutton narrative shows, writes Chris Mitchell.

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Johannes Leak’s view

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