Your noon Briefing: Muslim leaders to boycott terrorism roundtable
Hello readers. Muslim leaders will boycott Scott Morrison’s terrorism round table and Malcolm Turnbull faces expulsion.
Hello readers. Muslim leaders will shun a round table meeting with Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull faces expulsion.
Muslim leaders boycott PM’s terror talks
Muslim leaders, including the Grand Mufti, will shun a round table meeting with Scott Morrison following his comments calling on them to do more to stop terrorism. Meanwhile, Daniel Andrews has rejected suggestions Melbourne is “terror central’’, arguing Islamic extremism “manifests” itself across Australia.
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Liberal motion to expel Turnbull
The Liberal Party’s federal electorate conference will consider a motion passed by a Sydney branch for the expulsion of Malcolm Turnbull. Meanwhile, Warren Mundine is being courted by the Liberal Party to put his hand up for the marginal seat of Gilmore at the federal election.
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Near miss in truck crash
New footage of the moment a truck was left dangling from an overpass north of Melbourne has emerged.
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Birth gender laws ‘ridiculous’
Scott Morrison has blasted new Tasmanian laws removing gender for birth certificates and has called on Bill Shorten to commit to “outlaw’ such practises.
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America first — at any cost
Donald Trump has sent a clear message that state-sanctioned murder is forgivable, so long as you are a friend of the US, writes Cameron Stewart.
China’s great wall of silence
China deliberately concealed information about the coronavirus, and now it is fighting an inquiry. So what is Beijing hiding?
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