Your afternoon Briefing: Scott Morrison warns of industrial unrest

Good afternoon, readers. Scott Morrison warns of industrial unrest and Clive Palmer’s wife fights court summons.

Good afternoon, readers. Scott Morrison says the union movement is on “a conflict footing” he has not seen in decades and Clive Palmer’s wife is fighting a Federal Court summons.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (centre) addresses the media in Perth on Friday, March 8, 2019. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING

‘A conflict footing not seen in decades’

Scott Morrison says the union movement’s plan for mass strikes in the lead-up to the election marks a return to industrial unrest.

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Anna Palmer, wife of businessman Clive Palmer, leaves the Federal Court in Brisbane, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Liquidators are resuming their examination of former federal MP Clive Palmer, over the collapse of Queensland Nickel. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Clive’s wife fights court summons

Lawyers for Clive Palmer’s wife have launched a bid to prevent her from having to give evidence in relation to the collapse of Qld Nickel.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 29: Milo Yiannopoulos reacts during a press conference on arrival at the Sydney International Airport on November 29, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Yiannopoulos is in Australia for his Troll Academy Tour. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Just let Milo in

I wish there was a better character around than Milo whose rights to free expression I could defend, writes Jack the Insider. But that’s the way it works.

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File - In this July 13, 2018 file photo, Scott Thornton takes a selfie in front of the Bend, Ore., Blockbuster. The Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon became the last one in the US last year. And now it's the only one in the world. The Bulletin reports that a Blockbuster store in Perth, Australia is closing later this month, leaving the Bend franchise alone on the planet. (Ryan Brennecke /The Bulletin via AP, File)

The world’s last Blockbuster

The last Blockbuster video store in Australia is closing its doors, leaving only one remaining in the world.

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Queen makes her Instagram debut

Her royal influencer

In a seeming attempt to right past social media wrongs, the Queen marks her digital milestone with a first ever Instagram post.