Your afternoon Briefing: Watchdog called in over Andrews ads

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Hello readers. Victorian Opposition refers state bureaucrats to IBAC over anti-federal government ads, and Israel Folau is issued with a breach notice.

Preston Mosque Premier Daniel Andrews. Mosque Open Days ICVÕs Victorian Mosque Open Day project launched in 2017 and has become an annual hit since. Thousands of Victorians have flocked to a local Mosque near them to get to know their Muslim neighbours, partaking in guided Mosque tours, hijab tutorials, henna tattoo art, jumping castles, sausage sizzles and discussions about Islamic beliefs. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Watchdog called in over Andrews ads

Victoria’s opposition has r eferred four senior public servants to the state’s corruption watchdog after they signed off on the Andrews government’s taxpayer-funded advertising campaign which accuses the federal government of cutting health and education funding.

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Israel Folau of the Waratahs runs the ball during the Round 7 Super Rugby match between the New South Wales Waratahs and the Sunwolves at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, Friday, March 29, 2019. (AAP Image/Paul Barkley) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Folau issued breach notice

Wallabies superstar Israel Folau has 48 hours to respond or face the sack after being served with a breach notice by Rugby Australia over his controversial social media posts.

RA CEO Raelene Castle said the RA integrity unit had deemed Folau had committed a “high level” breach of the players’ code of conduct warranting termination of his contract.

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Labor backbench MP Josh Wilson reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, February 14, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Shorten forced to act on Israel comments

Bill Shorten is forced to act to contain a Labor split over Palestine, saying MPs who criticised Israel back his support for the Jewish State. And a cancer sufferer has challenged the Opposition Leader on how he will fulfil promises to help cancer patients. Keep up with the latest from the campaign trail in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Emma Hurst has been elected to the NSW upper house. Picture: Facebook

‘Let’s do this for the animals’

The micro-Animal Justice Party has won its second seat in the NSW Legislative Council, with vegan bodybuilder Emma Hurst elected, joining Mark Pearson in as an upper house MP.

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Tiger Woods artwork: Main pic 2019 Augusta green jackt, insets 2017 arrest pic and first green jacket

Tiger to roar back Down Under

Australia awaits the man held together by metal who climbed a mental mountain back to the top, writes Brent Read.