Your noon Briefing: Modest rise to minimum wage approved

Your 2-minute digest of today’s top stories and a long read.

Hello readers. The FWC grants a modest rise to the minimum wage, and meet a Finnish journalist who hunts Russian trolls.

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Secretary Sally McManus is seen during a press conference in Melbourne, Monday, February 5, 2019. The ACTU will address revelations under FOI Act that there was collusion between Scott Morrison and the banks ahead of an announcement of a Royal Commission. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Modest rise to minimum wage

The Fair Work Commission has granted a $21.60 a week increase in the minimum wage, well below the ACTU’s requested $43 boost.

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Australian Labor leader Bill Shorten on stage with wife Chloe, concedes defeat at the Federal Labor Reception at Hyatt Place Melbourne, Essendon Fields, in Melbourne, Saturday, 18 May, 2019. Approximately 16.5 million Australians have today voted in what is tipped to be a tight election contest between Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Shorten to frontbench

Bill Shorten has been confirmed as a frontbencher after he was supported in a meeting of the Labor Right.

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PNG's new Prime Minister James Marape, in traditional bilas. Picture: Supplied

Marape new PNG Prime Minister

Papua New Guinea has a new leader, with resources investors on edge following his appointment.

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Finnish investigative journalist Jessikka Aro. Supplied: Finnish Broadcasting Company

The long read: Real menace in fake news

Meet Jessikka Aro, the 38-year-old who fled overseas amid death threats but is continuing her fight against Russia’s fake-news factories.