Your noon Briefing: Kerryn Phelps makes shock by-election pick

Welcome to your noon digest of what’s been making news and what to watch for.

Hello readers. Here is your noon roundup of today’s top stories and something literary for lunchtime.

16/09/2018: Local GP, Sydney City Councillor and former AMA President Dr Kerryn Phelps AM will today officially announce her candidacy for the federal seat of Wentworth following the shock departure of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Dr Phelps said the revolving door of leadership in Canberra over the past decade has weakened the standing of politicians and the major parties and it is time to bring back some integrity, stability and common sense to the Federal Parliament. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Phelps to preference Libs

Independent Wentworth candidate Kerryn Phelps has announced she will be preferencing the Liberal party before Labor. Dr Phelps unexpectedly made the announcement to the media which was waiting for an appearance by Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Liberal candidate Dave Sharma in Double Bay.

“If I wanted to stand for the Labor Party, I would have stood for Labor preselection. I’m standing as an independent and that is what I am going to do.”

Kerryn Phelps

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Moorebank Chairman Dr Kerry Schott speaking at the Australian Public SectorAnti-Corruption Conference in Brisbane.

Beware ‘ideological’ coal

The architect of the dumped national energy guarantee says the industry should be wary of ideological arguments in favour of new coal-fired power stations and warns the construction of the plants remains uneconomic in Australia. Energy Security Board chairwoman Kerry Schott told a business conference yesterday the case for building high-efficiency, low-emissions plants in Australia did not stack up.

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12/05/2017: Aldi CEO Tom Daunt at one of their stores in Waterloo on Friday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

‘A bit weird to start with’

In a rare interview, Aldi’s Australian CEO explains why bells and whistles aren’t part of the German discounter’s model. Eli Greenblat has the exclusive interview in The Deal.

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DEAL-20180921 EMBARGO FOR THE DEAL 21 SEP 2018NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSIONBATH, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation attend the UK Team Trials for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on April 6, 2018 in Bath, England. The Invictus Games Sydney 2018 will take place from 20-27th October and will see over 500 competitors from 18 nations compete in 11 adaptive sports. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Harry’s big idea

Afghanistan changed everything for a prince who has dedicated himself to improving the life and career prospects for disabled servicemen and women. Jacquelin Magnay has the story in The Deal.

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Author, commentator Clive James in Adelaide for the Australian Formula One Grand Pix. Pictured at Cleland Wildlife Park with Katie, the koala, 23 Oct 1986. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)

The long read: Beyond the shifting sky

Clive James’s epic poem shows the power that can be found even when a force is fading, writes Geordie Williamson.

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Comment of the day

“Morrison comes across as genuine as well as being decisive. He doesn’t talk in slogans. He is everything Turnbull wasn’t. I can see him making big inroads on Labor before the election. Labor has every reason to be worried.”

Mary, in response to ‘Morrison’s changes of pace take game to Labor’.