Your noon Briefing: Airports chaos amid security outage

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Hello readers. A security outage has caused chaos at airports around the country, and how the ‘Bat of God’ broke Kiwi hearts.

Sydney airport and passenger chaos

Airports chaos

Airports across Australia have been thrown into chaos after Australian Border Force security systems experienced a mass outage.

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Bombardment for defence

Pressure is intensifying on new defence minister Linda Reynolds over flawed submarine and Joint Strike Fighter deals, writes Robert Gottliebsen.

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Trent Boult's mis-field and a deflection off Ben Stokes' bat led to a dramatic England victory in the Cricket World Cup final. Picture:

Bat of God

England won the Cricket World Cup on a countback following the first Super Over in the tournament’s history. But there were two plays that turned the final on its head.

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Bob Brown is protesting a major wind farm in Tasmania.

Against the wind

The former Greens leader is crusading to stop a Tasmanian wind farm because it will spoil the view.

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Ilhan Omar and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

The long read: Unlearning anti-Semitism

Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes: Like Ilhan Omar, I grew up in Somalia blaming the Jews for everything. I was able to unlearn my hatred, but can she? Meantime, Donald Trump has been accused of xenophobia for telling minority Congresswomen to go back to where they came from.