Your noon Briefing: Court delays Labor bid to expel Setka

Your 2-minute digest of the day’s top stories.

Hello readers. Anthony Albanese remains ‘resolute’ in his bid to expel John Setka from Labor despite a court setback, and David Jones announces a surprising partnership with BP.

John Setka and Emma Walters pictured in Melbourne after today John pled guilty to harassing his wife and was put on a good behaviour bond. Picture: Mark Stewart

Albo ‘resolute’ in bid to expel Setka despite court setback

Anthony Albanese remains ‘resolute’ in his bid to expel CFMEU boss John Setka from the ALP despite a court setback.

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Death is in the details

A distracted Morrison government will pay a price for letting public servants set the business agenda, writes Robert Gottliebsen.

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An artists impression of the new David Jones convenience store concept. Picture: Supplied

No other servo like David Jones

BP has announced a surprising partnership with David Jones designed to attract busy people on “multiple shopping missions”.

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Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg addresses the media during a press conference at his office in Camberwell, Melbourne, Saturday, August 24, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Frydenberg slaps down Rudd

Josh Frydenberg hits back at Kevin Rudd’s claims Australia is at risk of recession, citing continued employment growth.

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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Xi is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Both sides have incentives to settle a trade war that is battering exporters on either side of the Pacific and threatening to tip the global economy into recession. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The long read: China’s heartland attack

No one is feeling Donald Trump’s trade war more than US farmers, writes Cameron Stewart.