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Hello readers. Labor fails to stop ScoMo’s tax cuts, and Zali Steggall won’t rule out a switch to the Liberals.

Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speaks to the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, July 02, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Tax cuts on track

Scott Morrison’s $158 billion package is on track to pass the Senate after Labor attempts to fast-track stage two failed in the lower house. Simon Benson writes on how ScoMo defies naysayers. Keep up with the latest in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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House price jump

House prices are set to bounce back after the Reserve Bank slashed ­the official interest rate to 1 per cent.

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Isha Ul Matari, 20-year-old man from Greenacre arrested on July 2, 2019 on terror charges.

Wannabe warrior

A 20-year-old man held in Lebanon in 2017 amid claims he planned to fight for ISIS was at the centre of an alleged bomb plot in Australia.

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AAP / MANLY DAILY. Newly elected member for Warringah Zali Steggall outside Parliament House in Canberra on the first day of the 46th Australian Parliament, 2 July 2019. (AAP IMAGE/SEAN DAVEY)

Steggall could switch to Libs

Independent MP Zali Steggall is not ruling out a switch to the Liberal Party before the next election.

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Kudelka’s view

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