Your noon Briefing: Election glow gone for business

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

Hello readers. The post-election honeymoon is over for business, and remembering the first man on the moon.

Warehouse staff at Ascent Shoes in Virginia, Brisbane on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AAP image/Claudia Baxter)

Election glow is gone

Business confidence has slumped after a brief boost following May’s federal election.

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Diminishing water levels on the Darling River below weir 32 near Menindee, Wednesday, February 13, 2019. The Darling River and the Menindee Lakes are under pressure from low water flow as a result of the continuing drought affecting more than 98% of New South Wales. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Farmers’ fury

An ABC Four Corners report about the Murray Darling basin plan has been slammed by farmers as “reckless and ill-informed”.

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The Black Hornet nanodrone will become a key piece of kit for soldiers around the world.

The future of war

It may look like a child’s toy, but the Black Hornet nanodrone — which can slip unnoticed down a street or through a building — will change the nature of warfare.

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Ash Barty and Rafael Nadal

Nadal: I’m more than Barty

Asked if Ash Barty’s match deserved Centre Court billing more than his, Rafa Nadal was blunt.

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Moon landing Neil armstrong

The long read: ‘A’ small step into history

The first man chosen to step onto the moon was quiet, modest and calm under pressure, writes Peter Shann Ford.