Your noon Briefing: Triggs: Maria bullied by sponsors

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Hello readers. Gillian Triggs slams sponsors for bullying Maria Folau, and Democrat hopefuls strut their stuff on stage.

Gillian Triggs has backed Maria Folau.

Triggs: Maria bullied

Gillian Triggs has accused Maria Folau’s sponsors of “bullying”; Alan Jones has called Israel’s battle “defining’’.

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Boris johnson and donald trump

Learn from Aussies

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump praise Australia’s immigration system as Johnson pledges to copy it.

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Question Time in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Anthony Albanese talks with Peter Dutton as they enter the chamber for Question Time. Picture Gary Ramage

Dutton can resolve doubts: Albo

Anthony Albanese says Peter Dutton could refer himself to the High Court and put an end to the speculation over his eligibility.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 13, 2019 a Boeing 737 Max 8 flown by Southwest Airlines sits at the gate at Baltimore Washington International Airport near Baltimore, Maryland. - The crisis at Boeing over the grounded 737 MAX aircraft weighed on US durable goods orders in May, helping push the closely watched economic indicator to its lowest level in 16 months, government data showed on June 26, 2019. Sales of big-ticket US-made durable goods fell for the second straight month, exacerbating a general slowdown in manufacturing orders.Outside the volatile area of transportation, sales were a little stronger than expected but economists noted a softening trend. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

New doubt over 737 MAX

US regulators identify a new “potential risk” in the Boeing 737 MAX, grounded after two deadly crashes.

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DUBUQUE, IOWA - JUNE 10: Democratic presidential candidate and California senator Kamala Harris speaks to guests during campaign stop at the Convivum Urban Farmstead on June 10, 2019 in Dubuque, Iowa. Yesterday Harris joined 19 other candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination at the Democratic Partys Hall of Fame Dinner in Cedar Rapids. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

The long read: Stage one for Democrats

For some of the 25 Democratic presidential contenders, today’s first televised debate will be their make-or-break moment, writes Cameron Stewart.