Your afternoon Briefing: Ports fallout over Shorten’s tax stumble

Your 2-minute digest of the day’s top stories.

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An engineer talks to Labor leader Bill Shorten about high income tax relief. NEWS2019ELECTION 23/4/2019. DAY 13Opposition Leader Bill Shorten talking to workers at GPC with Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Brendan O’Connor, Shadow Minter for Immigration, Shayne Neumann, Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment, Resources and Northern Australia, Jason Clare and Labor candidate for Flynn, Zac Beers at Gladstone Port in QLD. Picture Kym Smith

Contract suspended after tricky question to Bill Shorten

The state-owned Gladstone Ports Corporation suspended a contract with the company that employed a Gladstone electrical engineer who put Bill Shorten on the spot over the ALP’s plan to increase tax on top-tier income earners.

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NEWS2019ELECTION 14/05/2019. DAY34/Job1Prime Minister Scott Morrison with his wife Jenny on day 34 campaigning in Adelaide during a tour of a first home buyerÕs house in Boothby nearing completion and met with young adults from Adelaide who are saving to purchase their first houses.The job was in BOOTHBY. Nicolle Flint MP has held BOOTHBY since 2016.Also attending were Nicolle Flint MP- Federal Member for Boothby, Ian Markos- CEO, Master Builders South Australia and Annabelle Trenowden- Marketing Manager, Hickinboth am Homes.Picture Gary Ramage

PM slams Shorten’s ‘desperate’ accusation over gays

Scott Morrison shoots back at “desperate, cheap” Bill Shorten attack for his earlier refusal to say whether gay people go to hell. For the latest from the campaign trail, follow our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Raelene Castle and Israel Folau

Will Swanton: Christian rugby players told to shut up

“If you’re a Christian rugby player, you’d better shut up about it,” writes Will Swanton. “That’s the message from Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle and the Wallabies coach and captain who ditched Israel Folau as if they never knew the bloke.”

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24/08/2017Australian businessman and philanthropist Andrew Henry Forrest at UWA today.pic Colin Murty The Australian

Fortescue special dividend delivers $1bn payday for Andrew Forrest

Fortescue Metals Group has delivered a 60c a share special dividend as part of plans to return surplus cash to shareholders ahead of an expected Labor victory at the weekend’s Federal election, delivering a massive $654 million payout to chairman Andrew Forrest.

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The foldable PC is the latest in the ThinkPad range. Picture: Lenovo

Unhinged and around the bend

First there were foldable phones, now Lenovo has announced a laptop with a foldable display. Will it rock your boat?

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