Your morning Briefing: Coalition’s urgent bid to prevent medi-flood

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

Hello readers. The government will move to repeal medivac laws when parliament resumes, and Albo in a bind on tax cuts and more.

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton is seen at the Pine River Bowls Club in Bray Park, Brisbane, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

‘Stop medi-flood’

The Morrison government will move swiftly to try to repeal the medivac laws when parliament returns.

-

Labor leader Anthony Albanese speaking during the State Memorial service for former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Friday, June 14, 2019. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Albo in a bind

Anthony Albanese faces two critical tests when the new parliament convenes in July, according to Simon Benson.

-

A general view shows the photovoltaic solar pannels at the power plant in La Colle des Mees, Alpes de Haute Provence, southeastern France, on April 17, 2019. - The 112,000 solar panels cover an area of 200 hectares with a total capacity of 100MW. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP)

Bonn-fire

The climate change glitterati meet this week in Germany where energy politics and Australia’s response to global warming will be under scrutiny.

-

26/01/2019: Anita Jacoby, long-time journalist/ TV producer who has been awarded an AM in the Australia Day honours. Photographed at her one in Avoca. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Curtains for critic

Peak film body board member Anita Jacoby, who opposed sending an apology to Geoffrey Rush, is axed.

-

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 15, 2014 (FILES) In this file photo taken on December 15, 2014 A general manager of Alarab TV, Jamal Khashoggi, looks on during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama. - The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post reported on November 16, 2018, citing people close to the matter. (Photo by MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / AFP)

‘Is the sacrificial animal here?’

The minutes before Jamal Khashoggi’s murder have been aired in horrific detail for the first time at the UN.

-

Kudelka’s view