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Jackie Trad at Parliament . Pic Annette Dew

Under-cloud Trad may act as Premier

Queensland’s embattled Deputy Premier Jackie Trad is still under assessment by the state’s Crime and Corruption Commission, but she could be leading the state as Acting Premier from Saturday.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (centre) speaks to the media during the official opening of the Western Sydney International Experience Centre, Luddenham, NSW, Monday, September 2, 2019. ( AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

PM expects ‘soft’ growth

Despite the challenge, Scott Morrison points to property values as a sign the Coalition has a steady hand on the economy.

Peter Dutton and the Tamil family at the centre of an immigration stand-off. Picture:

Let’s face it, they’re not refugees

Of course it’s heartbreaking to see the young family deported but if the border laws are to be enforced it’s very hard to justify an exemption, writes Peter Van Onselen.

**FILE** A Monday, June 5, 2017 file photo of Journalist Leigh Sales at a memorial service of veteran journalist Mark Colvin in Sydney. ABC's Leigh Sales has been named in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List, Monday, June 10, 2019. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING

Sales responds to ‘unwanted kiss’

ABC 7.30 host Leigh Sales says she was “offended and angered” by an incident, which is believed to have involved an unwanted kiss from a man at a charity event in Sydney.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends an event where he took questions from young people aged 9-14 inside 10 Downing Street in London on August 30, 2019 ahead of an education announcement. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on August 30 warned any attempt by MPs next week to stop Brexit or delay it beyond October 31 would do "lasting damage" to public trust in politics. (Photo by JEREMY SELWYN / POOL / AFP)

How explosive week will play out

Westminster is set for an explosive week as MPs attempt to take control of the Commons agenda to block a no-deal Brexit.

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