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Hello readers. Albo has moved to expel outspoken CFMEU boss John Setka from the ALP, and what’s eating Warner?

10/06/2019Opposition leader Anthony Albanese at The Pantry at Wangara.Pic Colin Murty The Australian
10/06/2019Opposition leader Anthony Albanese at The Pantry at Wangara.Pic Colin Murty The Australian

Albo wants Setka out

Anthony Albanese asks the Labor national executive to expel CFMEU boss John Setka, declaring he “does not belong in our party”.

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Australia's David Warner shouts after playing a shot during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Australia at The Oval in London on June 9, 2019. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
Australia's David Warner shouts after playing a shot during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Australia at The Oval in London on June 9, 2019. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Warner misfiring

The explosive opener simply isn’t firing, and a touch of panic is creeping into the Australian camp as line-up changes are flagged.

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 19 AUG 2017NO RE-USE WITHOUT PERMISSION assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-unÕs half-brother Kim Jong-nam in broad daylight at an international airport Pic : cctv
EMBARGO FOR TWAM 19 AUG 2017NO RE-USE WITHOUT PERMISSION assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-unÕs half-brother Kim Jong-nam in broad daylight at an international airport Pic : cctv

Secret life of half brother

Surprising meetings between Kim Jong-nam and an intelligence agency have been revealed.

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Pope Francis celebrates the Pentecost mass on June 9, 2019 In Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Pope Francis celebrates the Pentecost mass on June 9, 2019 In Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Vatican rejects ‘transgender’

The Catholic Church says changing gender goes against the “concept of nature”.

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Jason Gagliardi is the engagement editor and a columnist at The Australian, who got his start at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane. He was based for 25 years in Hong Kong and Bangkok. His work has been featured in publications including Time, the Sunday Telegraph Magazine (UK), Colors, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Harpers Bazaar and Roads & Kingdoms, and his travel writing won Best Asean Travel Article twice at the ASEANTA Awards.

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