Your afternoon Briefing: Albo signals end to negative gearing, franking

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Hello readers. Anthony Albanese signals an end to negative gearing and franking credits reforms, and gender imbalance derails a Queensland mining safety committee.

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is seen during a press conference next to a major intersection in Brisbane's north, Monday, July 8, 2019. Mr Albanese discussed a proposed federally-funded upgrade to the intersection. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Albo signals end to negative gearing, franking

Anthony Albanese has given his biggest signal yet that will he dump Bill Shorten’s negative gearing and franking credits reforms, responding “No” when asked if they were still party policy.

Minister Anthony Lynham will be speaking about the mine and quarry deaths in Queensland. Pic Annette Dew

Panel’s ‘gender imbalance’

A Queensland government mine safety committee was forced into hiatus for nearly four months because it didn’t have the right “gender representation,” during a spate of six mining deaths in the state.

08/07/2019: Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (left) & Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar, at Duralift in South Croydon. Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.

Record tax returns lodged

Australians are racing to get their tax returns in, with 650,000 people already lodging their claims with the Australian Taxation Office, exceeding previous years.

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Shorten’s poll excuse fails fact test

Qantas and “the big end of town” would rather virtue-signal than push for real policy change, writes Nick Cater.

Sunday night is the new Monday morning. complete with its own #sundayscaries hashtag.

Sunday. The new Monday

It’s called the “Sunday scaries’’. It’s the new Mondayitis. And it’s making workers miserable.