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Your noon Briefing: Abetz rejects claim he made journo go public with sex allegations

Hello readers. Eric Abetz rejects claims he outed an ABC journalist and an Australian bikie and his wife have been sentenced to death.

Hello readers. Eric Abetz has rejected claims he outed an ABC journalist and an Australian bikie and his wife have been sentenced to death.

Liberal senator Eric Abetz appears at a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, October 23, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Liberal senator Eric Abetz appears at a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, October 23, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Abetz rejects claim he outed journalist

Eric Abetz has rejected claims he influenced an ABC journalist going public with harassment allegations against Luke Foley.

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Australian Hells Angels member Luke Joshua Cook and his Thai wife Kanyarat Wechapitak have been arrested in Bangkok after  attempted to smuggle millions of dollars worth of crystal methamphetamines into a Thai port.
Australian Hells Angels member Luke Joshua Cook and his Thai wife Kanyarat Wechapitak have been arrested in Bangkok after attempted to smuggle millions of dollars worth of crystal methamphetamines into a Thai port.

Aussie bikie sentenced to death

A Hells Angels bikie and his wife have been sentenced to death for trying to smuggle crystal methamphetamine into Australia.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 5: (IMAGE STRICTLY EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 10pm GMT TUESDAY 13th NOVEMBER) (NO SALES. Strictly for editorial use only and available until December 12th 2018) In this handout image provided by Clarence House, HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales poses for an official portrait to mark his 70th Birthday in the gardens of Clarence House, with Their Royal Highnesses Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Willliam Duke of Cambridge, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex, on September 5, 2018 in London, England.  (Photo by Chris Jackson / Clarence House via Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 5: (IMAGE STRICTLY EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 10pm GMT TUESDAY 13th NOVEMBER) (NO SALES. Strictly for editorial use only and available until December 12th 2018) In this handout image provided by Clarence House, HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales poses for an official portrait to mark his 70th Birthday in the gardens of Clarence House, with Their Royal Highnesses Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Willliam Duke of Cambridge, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex, on September 5, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson / Clarence House via Getty Images)

A very different monarch

As Charles turns 70, the longest-serving heir in waiting admits his mission to “save the world” will have to be reined in. But will he really be able to restrain himself?

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Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Minister for Women Kelly OÕDwyer and Member for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman during a visit to Riverside Girls High School in Sydney, Tuesday, November 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Minister for Women Kelly OÕDwyer and Member for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman during a visit to Riverside Girls High School in Sydney, Tuesday, November 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

GST fix passes Senate

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says every state and territory will be better off with Scott Morrison’s $10 billion GST reforms now law.

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Daydream Island, Queensland. Picture: suppliedEscape travel news
Daydream Island, Queensland. Picture: suppliedEscape travel news

Long read: Are island dreams paradise lost?

It’s a risky — and expensive — business owning a tropical resort these days, but one rich lister has learned the secret to keeping Queensland’s resort islands financi­ally viable.

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