Your noon Briefing

Welcome to your noon digest of what’s been making news and what to watch for.

Hello readers. Here is your noon round-up of today’s top stories so far and a long read for lunchtime.

Archbishop Philip Wilson arrives at Newcastle Local Court in Newcastle, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The Adelaide Archbishop is accused of concealing abuse in the NSW Hunter Valley region in the 1970s. (AAP Image/Peter Lorimer) NO ARCHIVING

Archbishop guilty

One of Australia’s most senior Catholic officials, Archbishop Philip Wilson, has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse. Archbishop Wilson, 67, faced a two-week trial after being charged in March, 2015, with one count of concealing a serious indictable offence.

“I find the offence proved.”

Magistrate Robert Stone

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Paul Broad CEO Snowy Hydro listening to PM Malcolm Turnbull meeting with Energy Retailers with the Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Snowy ‘out-competes coal’

Snowy Hydro CEO Paul Broad says the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme “will out-compete any new coal plant” on price and reliability. He said even a massive 3000MW high-efficiency low-emissions coal-fired power plant would now be unviable, given the “massive” amounts of renewables coming onto the market, which would be “firmed” by Snowy Hydro 2.0. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

“We will out-compete any new coal plant, with no subsidies, with no guarantees. We will out-compete them on prices and reliability.”

Paul Broad

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Illustration by Johannes Leak

What’s wrong with Aunty?

Our readers share their views on why ABC’s rescue mission is long overdue in a hard-hitting collection of Letters to the Editor.

“The blatant lack of any attempt to report political matters with balance is there for all to see and hear, on a daily basis.”

Kate Foot, reader

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Portrait of Rod Kafer, former Wallaby and Brumbies star who is being appointed as coaching director of ARU. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Future rugby

The greatest names in Australian rugby coaching, including current and former Wallabies coaches as well as all the Super Rugby mentors, will hold a summit meeting in Sydney on June 20 to design what former Wallaby Rod Kafer is calling The Player of the Future.

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*Fairfax Pool Images* The Royal Commission into the Financial Services Industry. 12 February 2018. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim. ( The Commissioner Kenneth Hayne )

Banks slide

Shares in the big four banks are lower as day two of the banking royal commission’s third round of hearings gets under way. Westpac’s general manager of commercial banking, Alastair Welsh, was first up this morning, following up on his evidence related to Carolyn Flanagan, a disability pensioner who acted as guarantor for her daughter’s small business loan. Keep up with all the latest in our royal commission live blog.

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AEIOU funding from new centre. Picture David Alexander Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Roman Griffin, Milo Norman and Zachariah King

The long read: Defining moment for NDIS

It’s a numbers game and delivery is now problematical, writes Rick Morton.

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Comment of the day

“So according to Ms Abdul-Fattah, the monarchy has been ‘enriched by corruption, imperialism, racism and slavery.’ Sounds very like the ruling family of Saudi Arabia.”

Kate, in response to Q&A: British monarchy ‘sick at its core’.