Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Thursday 7 September. Michel Magras, senator for St Barts, wrote in a text message to French media: “I am shocked by the monster that covers us. The second day of hearings, on Wednesday, was dominated by the Turnbull government’s response to claims that the $122m for the survey was improperly appropriated. SportFacebook Twitter Pinterest David Warner after scoring a century during the third day of the second cricket Test between Bangladesh and Australia. Coming upThe high court will rule on the challenges to the same-sex marriage postal survey at 2.15pm today in Melbourne.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2017 20:37 UTC