Your noon Briefing: Albanese locked in as leader to rebuild Labor

Your 2-minute digest of the day’s top stories and a long read.

Hello readers. Albo is officially Labor’s new leader as the rebuilding begins, and how the ABC gives an edge to progressive voices.

Labor leader contender and member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese poses for a photograph after speaking to the media in Sydney, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Mr Albanese is currently running unopposed for the Labor leadership after Jim Chalmers announced he would not run. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Albo locked in

The formalities are over: Anthony Albanese is Labor’s new leader. Now the challenge for the Opposition begins.

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Nibel Farage and Boris Johnson.

Farage stunner

Boris Johnson will use Nigel Farage’s rout of Tories and Labour to pursue the leadership and an October Brexit with or without a deal.

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Leigh Sales interviews Richard Di Natale

Progressive voices

ABC’s top news programs gave more interviews to progressive parties than the Coalition. Chris Mitchell writes that Aunty gave us ‘groupthink on steroids’.

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in Tokyo on May 25, 2019. - US President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on May 25 for a four-day trip likely to be dominated by warm words and friendly images, but relatively light on substantive progress over trade. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

‘US hasn’t asked us’

Australia was accused of joining a “witch hunt” for Trump, but hasn’t been asked to be part of an inquiry into it.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: David Fifita of the Broncos takes on the defence during the round 3 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium at Suncorp Stadium on March 28, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Fifita’s debut

Broncos young gun David Fifita is among three news faces in Queensland’s State of Origin squad.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street on May 24, 2019 in London, England. The prime minister has announced that she will resign on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The long read: May’s fatal errors

Theresa May made terrible blunders but she had several chances to save the day, according to Tim Shipman of The Sunday Times.