Your Briefing: Disgraced Andrew Broad to quit politics

Hello readers. Nationals MP Andrew Broad will not contest the next election after the “sugar babes” scandal.

Hello readers. Nationals MP Andrew Broad will not contest the next election after sexual misconduct allegations and AFL star Majak Daw is in hospital after an incident on Melbourne’s Bolte Bridge.

Nationals Andrew Broad at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Disgraced Broad to quit politics

Nationals MP Andrew Broad will not contest the next election after becoming embroiled in the Hong Kong “sugar babes” scandal. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said this morning he did not inform Scott Morrison about allegations against Mr Broad because it was a “personal matter.”

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North Melbourne training. Majak Daw . Pic: Michael Klein

AFL star ‘found in Yarra river’

Majak Daw, the first Sudanese-born footballer to play at AFL level, is in hospital after an incident on Melbourne’s Bolte Bridge.

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PM Scott Morrison announcing the Next Governor General David Hurley in the Prime Ministers Courtyard, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

PM’s $9.2bn election tax cut

Scott Morrison will unveil $10.6 billion in tax cuts and targeted spending before next year’s election.

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Radio host Alan Jones is seen leaving the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Toowoomba-based Wagner family are suing the talkback radio host over comments he made during 32 broadcasts in 2014 and 2015. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Alan Jones dials down audience

2GB’s breakfast radio star Alan Jones has seen a further dip in his audience, although he still dominates Sydney’s airwaves.

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High cost of energy delusions

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