Your afternoon Briefing: Voting ‘miscommunication’ a close call for Coalition

Good afternoon, readers. Major managerial error on Peter Dutton no-confidence motion and contemporary lyrics proposed for a new national anthem.

Good afternoon, readers. A managerial error made the Peter Dutton no-confidence vote a narrow one and contemporary lyrics proposed for a new national anthem.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a '€˜Facing North'€™ Territory Leadership Network Showcase event at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, September 19, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

ScoMo’s close call on Dutton vote

The Prime Minister has struck a $4.6 billion deal with private schools and a voting mishap made a Peter Dutton no-confidence motion a close one.

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Harper Nielsen (left) and her father, Mark Nielsen, appear on The Project. Photo: Channel 10

A new anthem to be proud of

If professional hand-wringers insist we must change the words to Advance Australia Fair, The Mocker proposes some contemporary new lyrics.

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Colleen Adams inset web pics Colleen Adams with husband Geoffrey and a child. Picture: Supplied. Inset: A missing person poster.

Remains found after 45 years

The bones of South Australian woman Colleen Adams have been discovered as her husband faced court over her murder.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference in Wellington, Thursday, September 20, 2018. The Prime Minister has announced that she has sacked Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri over an exchange with a staffer. (AAP Image/Boris Jancic) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Scandal claims second minister

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she’s removing Meka Whaitiri from office following an investigation into an exchange she had with an employee.

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Shark victim and Qld attack

Girl in second shark attack

A 12-year-old girl has become the second victim of a shark attack off the Whitsunday coast within the past 24 hours, after a 46-year-old woman was bitten yesterday afternoon.