Your morning Briefing: Companies’ tax cuts on fast track

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Hello readers. Here is your 2-minute digest of what’s making news today.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison pours a beer during a visit with Federal MP for Robertson Lucy Wicks (centre) and co-owner Ryan Harris (left) to the Six Strings Brewery in Erina on the NSW Central Coast, Wednesday, October 10, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Tax cuts fast tracked

A second round of tax cuts for more than three million small and medium-sized ­businesses will be fast-tracked to 2021-22.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: A Telstra logo is seen outside the Telstra Melbourne headquarters on June 14, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Telecommunications company Telstra is expected to cut up to 1400 jobs in an effort to reduce costs, as the company prepares to deal with a $3 billion earning gap expected because of the national broadband network. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

‘Bond moment’

Telstra is facing its ‘Alan Bond moment’ and could end up buying the NBN for a song, a telco CEO says.

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Milne loses another board gig

Former ABC chairman Justin Milne has lost another board gig. Margin Call wonders: When will it end?

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Australia's Mitchell Marsh is dismissed during their test match against Pakistan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Good start squandered

The new-look Aussie top order squandered another good start, leaving team staring at defeat against Pakistan in Dubai, writes Peter Lalor.

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Johannes Leak’s view

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