Your afternoon Briefing: Coalition eyes early return for tax cuts

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Hello readers. The Coalition eyes a June parliament return for tax cuts if re-elected, and meatlovers hit back at animal activists.

PM Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in a media scrum before appear on morning TV out the front of Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Coalition eyes early return for tax cuts

A returning Morrison government would drag parliament back to sit in June if it wins the federal election to ram through its tax cut plan for low- and middle-income workers.

Meanwhile, today saw the release of two opinion polls that are very similar, yet, couldn’t have been reported on more differently.

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Meatlovers hit back at vegans

Meatlovers hit back at vegans

A mass of meat-loving Australians have hit back at animal activists online following a nationwide protest against abattoirs and farms which saw more than 47 protesters arrested.

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Victorian State Coroner Judge Sara Hinchey.

Judge faces Sliding Doors probe

The career of one of Victoria’s most senior judicial appointments appears to have reached a Sliding Doors moment, with State Coroner Sara Hinchey under investigation over leftover wine.

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WASHINGTON DC.... US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hold a joint press conference in the East room at the White House in Washington DC. . Pic Nathan Edwards

Who leaked Turnbull-Trump phone call

The leak of Donald Trump’s contentious 2017 phone call with then PM Malcolm Turnbull could lead to criminal charges.

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Facebook Images of a family found dead in Davidson. Parents Fernando Manrique and Maria Claudia Lutz Pena and children Martin and Elisa. Source: Facebook

Teen affair before murder-suicide

A Sydney businessman accused of killing his family was thousands of dollars in debt and having an affair with a young woman in the Philippines at the time of their deaths, an inquest heard today.

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Don’t let ISIS brides return

They chose evil over us — so let the devoted brides of Islamic State genocide rot where they stand, writes Jennifer Oriel.