Good morning. Muslim Votes Matter, an organisation aiming to invigorate the Islamic community’s participation in Australian politics, is taking Labor to task over what it called “almost farcical” attempts to discredit the movement. It follows fierce debate sparked by Senator Fatima Payman’s departure from the Labor party.
Meanwhile, as the Republican national convention rolls on in the US, a senior Democrat has reportedly told donors that the party will lose with Joe Biden as its nominee. And Jack Black has put his Tenacious D rock duo “on hold” after his bandmate’s onstage comment about Donald Trump. Plus: we dive into the best (and the worst) hot chocolates on offer in Australian supermarkets.
