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Hello readers. George Pell ponders High Court challenge after appeal dismissed, and Merkel dangles a negotiated Brexit.

Cardonal Pell is back in jail.

Pell eyes High Court challenge

George Pell’s legal team is examining whether there are grounds for appealing yesterday’s decision. John Ferguson recounts that as Pell sat in the dock, chief judge Anne Ferguson might as well have been his executioner, and Chris Merritt suggests that Judge Weinberg’s 204-page dissent almost guarantees the High Court will be asked to re-examine this case. Kevin Donnelly writes that while abuse victims celebrate, the suspicion remains that justice may not have been fully served.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) chat before reviewing a guard of honor upon Johnson's arrival at the Chancellery on August 21, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Johnson is meeting with Merkel in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The United Kingdom has an October 31 deadline to leave the European Union with or without a departure deal with the EU. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Merkel dangles negotiated Brexit

German chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated to Boris Johnson that an Irish border solution might be reached.

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Bill Shorten during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture:Kym Smith

Shorten’s union faces probe

The union behind Bill Shorten’s rise to power has been threatened with a probe over inflated numbers.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Australian cricketer David Warner looks on during The Australia Net Session at Lord's Cricket Ground on August 11, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)

Don’t write off Warner

With the third Test set to get underway in Headingley, Peter Lalor reckons it’s too early to write off David Warner.

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Kudelka’s view

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