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Good afternoon, readers. AMP will hold a crisis meeting on Sunday and what Prince William has planned for Harry.

Good afternoon, readers. AMP will hold a crisis meeting on Sunday and what Prince William has planned for Harry.

11/5/17: AMP Ceo Craig Meller and chairman Catherine Brenner at the AMP annual meeting at Sydney Town Hall. John Feder/The Australian
11/5/17: AMP Ceo Craig Meller and chairman Catherine Brenner at the AMP annual meeting at Sydney Town Hall. John Feder/The Australian

AMP board to hold crisis meeting

AMP’s board will hold a crisis meeting on Sunday in what is likely to be its last gathering chaired by Catherine Brenner.

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Minister for Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, March 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Minister for Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, March 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

O’Dwyer’s stunning mea culpa

In an incredible about-face Kelly O’Dwyer says she regrets not calling a royal commission into the banks earlier.

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Former Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella (left) arrives at Wangaratta Magistrates Court, Wangaratta, Victoria, Friday, April 27, 2018. Sophie Mirabella is suing regional newspaper editor and former ABC broadcaster Libby Price for defamation over an article that claimed she pushed her political opponent Cathy McGowan out of a photo opportunity. (AAP Image/ Simon Dallinger) NO ARCHIVING
Former Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella (left) arrives at Wangaratta Magistrates Court, Wangaratta, Victoria, Friday, April 27, 2018. Sophie Mirabella is suing regional newspaper editor and former ABC broadcaster Libby Price for defamation over an article that claimed she pushed her political opponent Cathy McGowan out of a photo opportunity. (AAP Image/ Simon Dallinger) NO ARCHIVING

‘I was being accused of assault’

While not a “sensitive, delicate wallflower”, ex-Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella has been reduced to tears during her defamation case.

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The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend an Anzac Day Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, London, UK, on the 25th April 2018.  Picture by Eddie Mulholland/WPA-Pool. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: Prince Harry, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Meghan Markle. Photo credit: MEGA  TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend an Anzac Day Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, London, UK, on the 25th April 2018. Picture by Eddie Mulholland/WPA-Pool. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: Prince Harry, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Meghan Markle. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342

‘Revenge is sweet, Harry’

Prince William will be best man when his brother, Prince Harry, marries Meghan Markle. And he’s got some surprises planned.

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Minister for Small Business Craig Laundy during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Minister for Small Business Craig Laundy during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

‘Safe harbour’ for small business

Workplace Minister Craig Laundy has welcomed an Ombudsman proposal that would allow small businesses to more easily dismiss their employees, but unions aren’t impressed.

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