Your afternoon Briefing: Melbourne Uni Publishing board, CEO resign

Good afternoon, readers. Melbourne University Publishing board and CEO resign amid tensions and Josh Frydenberg slams ‘arrogant’ Labor.

Good afternoon, readers. Tensions reach boiling point at Melbourne University Publishing and Josh Frydenberg slams Chris Bowen as “arrogant”.

06/07/18 MUP chief executive Louise Adler. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Publishers quit amid uni tension

Melbourne University Publishing directors and CEO Louise Adler have resigned amid tensions over the direction of the publisher.

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is seen during a press conference at his office in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. (AAP Image/Stefan Postles) NO ARCHIVING

‘Arrogant Labor not listening’

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Chris Bowen was “arrogant” in declaring critics of Labor’s franking credits crackdown could “vote against us”.

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Dawes Point, Sydney - 29th January 2019. Sydney Lunar Festival Media Call. Group photograph with Lord Mayor Clover Moore, Councillor Robert Kok, Surf Life Saving NSW CEO Steven Pearce and Sydney Lunar Festival Curator Valerie Khoo.

Sydney’s ‘inclusive’ Chinese NY

Sydney has officially renamed its annual celebration of Chinese New Year, ending years of controversy surrounding the Asian community’s most significant event.

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Police allegedly uncovered jiggers, cocaine and unlicenced firearms at the stables of star trainer Darren Weir. Picture: AAP/Supplied

Jiggers, cocaine found in raid

Raids on star trainer Darren Weir’s stables have allegedly uncovered electric shock devices, an unlicensed firearm and cocaine.

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Bill Shorten in the kitchen with a burn on the stove.

Who burnt the stove, Bill?

Bill Shorten posted this picture, ostensibly to show he’s just a normal dad making school lunches, writes Caroline Overington. But what everyone wants to know is who almost burnt the house down?