Your noon Briefing: ‘Challenges’ ahead for super

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Hello readers. Warning of ‘challenges’ ahead for super, and the Foreign Minister calls on China to let mum, Aussie son leave. Plus, Tasmania goes tragically hip.

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Super ‘challenges’

The 7pc return super savers earned on median growth funds last year is unlikely to be sustained, warns researcher Chant West.

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Australian Foreign Minister senator Marise Payne takes an oath during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra on May 29, 2019. - Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia's prime minister after shocking election victory over the centre-left Labor Party. (Photo by MARK GRAHAM / AFP)

‘Let mum, Aussie son leave’

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has formally requested that China allow a mother and her Australian-born son, being held in an internment camp, leave the country.

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ATO nightmare

Taxpayers complain of ATO officials seemingly drunk with power. The US had a problem too, and fixed it, writes Robert Gottliebsen.

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TOPSHOT - US Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks as, Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (D-MN)(L), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) (2R), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hold a press conference, to address remarks made by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on July 15, 2019. - President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on four progressive Democratic congresswomen, saying if they're not happy in the United States "they can leave." (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Squad goals

Trump renews his attack on the Squad’s “vile remarks” as Congress prepares to vote on censure.

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Albany Wind Farm near the town of Albany , Western Australia.

Renewable tears

Punters like to feel good about renewables but the affair will end in tears the moment they see energy prices head north, reckons Richo.

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The long read: Too much of a good thing

It’s one thing becoming a hip new lure for art lovers, foodies and big city escapees. But that comes with several social headaches for Tasmanians, reports Matthew Denholm.