Your afternoon Briefing: Shorten’s class war on professions

Your two-minute digest of the afternoon’s top stories and must-reads.

Hello readers, here’s your two-minute digest of the day’s big stories.

NEWS2019ELECTION 12/4/2019. DAY 2 Opposition Leader Bill Shorten speaking at a press conference after a visit to PRP Diagnostic Imaging Eastwood in Sydney,NSW. Picture Kym Smith

Labor’s class war

Bill Shorten has doubled down on his plan to stop wealthy people claiming accountants’ fees and taken a swipe at real estate agents. Mr Shorten has also accepted the PM’s challenge for a leaders debate in WA, but conditions are attached. Keep up with all the latest from the campaign trail in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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7NEWS screengrab, must credit. Israel Folau reportedly plans to fight for his rugby careerIsrael Folau has reportedly met with Rugby Australia bosses after making homophobic comments. He isn’t going down without a fight. Must Credit 7NEWS

Folau fights to save career

Israel Folau has emerged for the first time since he made homophobic comments online which caused Rugby Australia to use every measure to terminate his $4 million contract.

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Why embassy staff hated Julian Assange

Faeces on walls, soccer in halls

Why embassy staff loathed Julian Assange, “The Guest” who behaved like a moody teenager in “a one-man boutique hotel”.

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‘Great to see you, Dave’

Dave Sharma has bumped into Malcolm Turnbull on the election hustings, with both men tweeting about the encounter.

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