Your noon Briefing: Wong: Shorten risks unity over Albanese

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Hello readers. Penny Wong says Bill Shorten risks ALP unity if he undermines Albo, and hi-tech damage control for child abuse cops.

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong speaks to the media during a press conference in Adelaide, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Penny Wong has endorsed Anthony Albanese to be leader of the Federal Labor party. (AAP Image/Sam Wundke) NO ARCHIVING

Labor unity at risk

Penny Wong says Bill Shorten would “undermine the unity he’s been part of developing” if he lobbies MPs against Anthony Albanese. Adani, meantime, has written to Qld Labor MPs, asking them to declare their stance on Carmichael. And Adam Creighton reveals the moment he knew it was the beginning of the end for Labor. Keep up with the latest in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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A security guard outside the new safe injecting room at North Richmond community centre this afternoon.Picture by Wayne Taylor 3rd July 2018.

‘One-stop shop for crime’

Crime and public drug use are up as addicts flood to a safe injecting centre in Melbourne, police say.

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Pro-Brexit Conservative MP Boris Johnson rides his bicycle as he arrives at the Houses of Parliament in London on May 15, 2019. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

Boris ‘as big a threat as le Pen’

A former Belgian PM who’s now leading Brexit talks fires a broadside at UK prime ministerial hopeful Boris Johnson.

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Self defense for child abuse story

The long read: Hi-tech damage control

Some police officers simply can not unsee horrific images.Tessa Akerman reports.