Your noon Briefing: Three men arrested over terror plot

Hello readers. Three men arrested over a terror plot designed for ‘maximum casualties’ and iconic cartoonist Larry Pickering has died.

Hello readers. Three men arrested over a terror plot designed for ‘maximum casualties’ and iconic Australian cartoonist Larry Pickering has died.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton speaks at the Victoria Police Centre in Melbourne, Saturday, November 10, 2018. Police and city officials were responding to the Bourke Street terrorist incident yesterday afternoon. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Terror plot to ‘kill as many as possible’

An alleged terrorist plot has been foiled, with Victoria police chief Graham Ashton claiming three men were sourcing a rifle. Meanwhile, Peter Dutton has slammed the practice of “relativising terror’’ after Labor’s Anne Aly attempted to link terror and domestic violence victims.

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Australia Rally at Evandale Park on Saturday. Larry Pickering . Picture Mike Batterham

‘He embodied Australian spirit’

Iconic Australian cartoonist Larry Pickering has died, aged 76, following a long battle with cancer.

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A comparison diptych generated on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, shows (left) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews during a press conference in Footscray, Melbourne, Sunday, October 7, 2018. (right) Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy speaks to the media at Parliament House in Melbourne, Thursday, August 2, 2018. (AAP Image/Ellen Smith, Alex Murray) NO ARCHIVING

Losers play in a scoreless draw

Take your pick: untrustworthy Daniel Andrews or a Coalition without a clue, writes Judith Sloan.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Faf du Plessis of South Africa watches the International Tour match between the CXI and South Africa at Allan Border Field on November 14, 2018 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Aussie cricketers ‘hurt, tame’

South African captain Faf du Plessis says the psychological scars inflicted on the Australian cricket team by the ball-tampering scandal were noticeable during his side’s recent tour.

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19-10-16. Harold Mitchell Non- Executive director, Crown Resorts leaving the Crown Metropol in Perth after a directors meeting today. Bohdan Warchomij/The Australian

Long read: Umpire lays bare Oz tennis

A plan was allegedly hatched to ensure the country’s highest-rating television company maintained the rights to the Australian Open.