Your noon Briefing: Corrigan: Proof ABC wants to bash big business
Your 2-minute digest of the day’s top stories.
Hello readers. Chris Corrigan accuses ABC’s Four Corners of misunderstanding the Murray-Darling water scheme, and pint-sized pups save a woman from a would-be rapist.
‘Proof ABC wants to bash big business’
Chris Corrigan says the Four Corners episode shows the broadcaster “completely misunderstands” the Murray-Darling water scheme. Farmer groups are furious about the report while Fiona Simpson calls it a “steady trickle of fibs”.
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Fall in sentiment ‘troubling’
Rate cuts and tax relief have failed to stop a key index of consumer sentiment hitting a two-year low.
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‘Kill the dog’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s sister is charged with ordering her guard to beat up a plumber who had to kiss her feet at gunpoint.
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Pups save woman from rape
These protective canine balls of fluff saved their owner when they attacked her would-be rapist.
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The long read: Fiennes rejects the dark side
The celebrated actor and director has shown off his extraordinary range since swearing off “bad guy’’ roles, writes Andrew Billen.
China’s great wall of silence
China deliberately concealed information about the coronavirus, and now it is fighting an inquiry. So what is Beijing hiding?
Your noon Briefing
Your 2-minute digest of the day’s top stories.