Your afternoon Briefing

Good afternoon, readers. Labor’s Darling Range by-election candidate Colleen Yates quits and why Clive Palmer’s assets will be frozen.

Good afternoon, readers. Labor’s Darling Range by-election candidate Colleen Yates quits over false CV claims and more than $200 million of Clive Palmer’s assets will be frozen.

Colleen Yates with WA Premier Mark McGowan. Picture: WA Labor

‘Isn’t for me’: Labor’s by-election strife

Labor’s candidate for the Darling Range by-election Colleen Yates has quit after questions were raised over her academic credentials, just weeks after former MP Barry Urban resigned for lying about his past.

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Clive Palmer at Brisbane Supreme Court defending his assets from being frozen by the government liquidator. Photographer: Liam Kidston

Court freezes Palmer’s assets

More than $200 million of assets owned by Clive Palmer and his companies will be frozen until the Queensland Nickel case is resolved.

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The Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga. 3 pts. were taken to trauma centres with critical blast injuries.

15 injured in restaurant explosion

At least 15 people are injured with three in critical condition after an explosive device was detonated at a Canadian restaurant.

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For Play: Phil Emmanuel is gearing up for four gigs at Blues on Broadbeach this year - he will play with The Phil Emmanuel Band and Pete Hawkes & Phil Emmanuel.

Phil Emmanuel dies, aged 65

Australian guitar legend Phil Emmanuel has died suddenly, struck down by an asthma attack while visiting his brother in Parkes.

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NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Sydney, Friday, April 13, 2018. The subcontractor building the Sydney light rail is seeking an extra $1.1 billion, claiming the NSW government induced it to enter the agreement on a false premise. Acciona Infrastructure Australia, in its statement of claim filed in the NSW Supreme Court, says Transport for NSW engaged in "misleading or deceptive conduct" resulting in additional costs to the builder of more than $1.1 billion. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Foley’s ‘racist dog whistling’

Victorian Labor MP Lily D’Ambrosio launched a scathing attack on NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley over his ‘white flight’ remark.