Your morning Briefing: PM open to embassy in Jerusalem

Welcome to your 2-minute briefing on the day’s top stories and must-reads.

Hello readers. Here is your 2-minute digest of what’s making news today.

PM Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

PM open to Jerusalem embassy

Scott Morrison has signalled a ­potential relocation of Australia’s embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in line with a decision by US President Donald Trump earlier this year to formally recognise the city as the legitimate capital of Israel. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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The Grand Mufti Taj Elhelali at the Logan MosqueSaturday September 29, 2018. (AAP image, John Gass)

‘Abnormal practices’

Australia’s Grand Mufti has signalled open hostility to gay teachers in Islamic schools in defiance of Bill Shorten’s proposed changes to discrimination laws, saying they engage in “abnormal practices that contradict nature” and suffer from “mental illness”.

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Right royal blockbuster

If the spotlight has taught Meg­han Markle anything, it is how to make an entrance, writes Sam Buckingham-Jones. And hours after touching down in Sydney yesterday with Prince Harry for her first visit to Australia, news that she was pregnant guaranteed that a tour already generating interest was going to be a blockbuster.

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Rod Clement Margin Call Cartoon for 16-10-2018. Version: Business Cartoon (1280x720 - Aspect ratio preserved, Canvas added)COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications.Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.

Double act a sell-out

It’s always heartening to see someone getting back into the saddle after coming a cropper. So hats off to Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane for pencilling in a return to the public view after what can only be described as a trainwreck appearance at Kenneth Hayne’s royal commission into financial sector shenanigans, writes Margin Call.

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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT - OCTOBER 15: Awer Mabil (R) of Australia celebrates with Thomas Deng (L) scoring his sides fourth goal during the International Friendly match between Kuwait and Australia at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium on October 15, 2018 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

Socceroos rampant

In his first match as full-time Socceroos coach, Graham Arnold got the statement win he wanted as Australia brushed aside Kuwait 4-0 this morning. An own goal by defender Khalid Mohamed Ibrahim gave the visitors the perfect start after 12 minutes with Apostolos Giannou, Tom Rogic and debutant Awer Mabil all finding the net in a one-sided victory in Kuwait City.

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Johannes Leak’s view

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