White House, Chris Cornell, Roger Ailes: Your Morning Briefingbr • In this week’s Australia newsletter, our new bureau chief takes a trip throughbr The New York Times archives, starting with our first mention of the country in 1853.br • In Washington, President Trump said he was the target of a witch hunt, a day after the Justice Departmentbr appointed a special counsel to investigate ties between his presidential campaign and Russian officials.br [The New York Times] • Animal rights groups claimed victory, saying officials agreed tobr ban the sale of dog meat before China’s popular Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival.br • A man the police described as apparently drunk or on drugs plowed a car into pedestriansbr in New York’s Times Square, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others.br [The New York Times] • A top Australian tax official faces charges after his sonbr and daughter were among nine people arrested in an investigation of the theft of $165 million from government coffers.