Your noon Briefing: House of Lords agrees to pass Brexit delay bill

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Hello readers. The House of Lords agrees to pass the Brexit delay bill, and Judith Sloan on why it’s time for calm, not alarm, on our economy.

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House of Lords agrees to pass Brexit delay bill

The House of Lords has agreed to pass the Brexit delay bill which will force Boris Johnson to ask for an extension to the October 31 deadline.

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‘Family free to apply for visa’

Peter Dutton has confirmed a Tamil family facing deportation will be eligible to apply to for a visa if they are deported.

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A man believed to be Alex Wu or Wood appears at ICAC during a six-week inquiry into an alleged scheme by NSW Labor and Chinese donors to circumvent the state's electoral funding laws. Picture: Toby Zerna

Developer’s late-night visit to ex-worker

A Chinese property developer ­allegedly involved in illegal ­donations to the NSW Labor Party paid a late-night visit to the home of a former employee who is a key witness at a corruption inquiry and previously feared his former boss would hire someone to “hurt” him.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pictured boarding a plane at Sydney Airport this morning to fly to Fraser Island. Picture: David Swift.

Harry flies high after nuptials

The Prince’s claim ‘99 per cent’ of his flights are commercial is more than a slight exaggeration, writes Valentine Low.

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Treasurer Jackie Trad. Question Time at the State Parliament in Townsville. Picture: Alix Sweeney

D-Day for Trad on ruling

Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad is to learn her fate over an investment property purchase.

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Deadline for Hong Kong

Contagion risks are high if China can’t solve its Hong Kong problem before October 1, suggests Robert Gottliebsen.

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg holding a press conference on the National Accounts, at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

The long read: Time for calm, not alarm

The Australian economy can meet the real challenges ahead, writes Judith Sloan.