Your morning Briefing: PM wants states to set migrant intake

Good morning, readers. A plan to rewrite how permanent migration levels are set has been proposed and PM’s approval rating takes a hit.

Good morning, readers. A plan to rewrite how permanent migration levels are set has been proposed and the PM’s approval rating takes a hit.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the Lifeline Australia Luncheon in Sydney, Friday, November 9, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

PM push for states to set migrant rate

States would have to submit their skilled migrant needs and prove they had sufficient infrastructure under a plan to rewrite how permanent migration levels are set.

-

08-11-18 - Ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A. Supplied ABC

Coalition continues to slide

Scott Morrison’s approval rating has taken another hit in the wake of Malcolm Turnbull’s tirade against those who plotted his downfall.

-

ABC news reader Juanita Phillips and Charlton MP Greg Combet together in Newcastle. Picture: Craig Greenhill

Combet’s role in Foley drama

The partner of ABC presenter ­Juanita Phillips played a key role in ­behind-the-scenes negotiations with Luke Foley.

-

Alan Jones (left) is seen in the Lexus marquee during the Kennedy Oaks Day, as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Thursday, November 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Jones hauled over 2GB coals

Alan Jones has been sensationally disciplined by the board and management of Macquarie Media.

-

Cairns mother Samantha Gray says she found a needle in a strawberry she bought from a local supermarket. PICTURE Samantha Gray

Woman charged over needles

A woman has been charged over a strawberry needle contamination that sparked a nationwide crisis.