Your morning Briefing: Catholics, PM to clash on religious freedom

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Hello readers. ScoMo is set to clash with Catholics over religious freedom, and GetUp charity claims exposed.

Attorney General Christian Porter at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Catholics, PM to clash on religious freedom

Christian ­Porter’s proposals, considered by cabinet today, aim to provide ­religious groups with exemptions from discrimination laws.

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GetUp charity claims exposed

Senior GetUp officials set up a not-for-profit company that worked out of the offices of the activist group.

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Lisa Giles, Michael Guider and Sam Knight

‘Don’t let child killer walk free’

Lisa Giles was abused by the serial paedophile who killed Samantha Knight. To keep the “scheming predator” in jail, after 30 years, she’s speaking up.

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Justin Langer (left) and Steve Smith cop nasty blows to the head. Pictures: File

‘One more hit to the head, you’ll die’

Cricket is late to the issue of concussion but has attended to it dutifully, writes Gideon Haigh, while Peter Lalor ponders whether Steve Smith can shake off the effects of his concussion in time for the Third Test at Leeds later this week.

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Kudelka’s view

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