Your afternoon Briefing: Labor caves in on tax cuts

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Hello readers. Labor has caved in on tax cuts, and Australian student Alek Sigley has landed safely in Beijing after being released from detention in North Korea.

 

Labor caves on tax cuts

Labor will back Scott Morrison’s full tax cuts package if their amendments to the government’s bill fail.

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Safe: Aussie freed from North Korea

“I’m OK, I’m good,” Australian student Alek Sigley said as he landed safely in Beijing after being released from detention in North Korea.

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Setka out to block ALP plan

Union boss John Setka has launched legal action against Anthony Albanese, Labor’s national secretary and 20 others to halt his expulsion.

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Turnbull blasts PM’s ‘dumb’ embassy pitch

Malcolm Turnbull accuses the PM of “patronising insensitivity” to the Jewish community over the move.

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Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses with a copy of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future UK-EU relationship, in his office in the Houses of Parliament in London on April 2, 2019. - Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday she would ask the EU to delay Brexit again to avoid Britain crashing out of the bloc next week, signalling she could accept a closer relationship with Europe to break months of political deadlock. In a move which enraged the Brexit-supporting wing of her Conservative Party, she also offered to work with Labour main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who favours closer ties with the European Union. Corbyn responded saying he was "very happy" to meet. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)

Rotting from the head down

It’s apparent as soon as you speak to any Labour figure who is not demented that the Corbyn moment is over, writes David Aaronovitch.