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Hello readers. Lib MPs bid to block super boost, and pool feud boils into podium stand-off.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is seen at Bed Bath N' Table in Hawthorn in Melbourne, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The Treasurer was promoting the governments' recently legislated tax cuts. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

MPs bid to block super boost

Josh Frydenberg is facing growing backbench calls to ditch the superannuation guarantee ­increase to 12 per cent, writes Adam Creighton.

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Labor flailing on security

Having delivered on promised tax cuts for everyone, Scott Morrison will this week move to ratchet up the political contest, writes Simon Benson, while Jennifer Oriel suggests Labor is continuing down the dangerous path of opposing tough national security laws. Don’t miss the return of our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Silver medallist Australia's Mack Horton (L) refuses to stand on the podium with gold medallist China's Sun Yang (C) and bronze medallist Italy's Gabriele Detti after the final of the men's 400m freestyle event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 21, 2019. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

Pool feud boils over

Tensions between Aussie Mack Horton and his Chinese rival Sun Yang exploded with the Australian refusing to mount the podium for the Chinese national anthem.

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Former PM John Howard after speaking at the 1996 and 1997 Cabinet records release by the National Archives of Australia, at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Howard’s 80th: who’s in and out

John Howard’s birthday bash will bring together ex-Liberal PMs and sworn enemies. Nick Tabakoff has the story in Media Diary.

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This image grab taken from a video provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard official website via SEPAH News on July 20, 2019, allegedly shows Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to board the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. - Iran ignored mounting European appeals on Saturday to release a British-flagged tanker as London denounced a "dangerous move" and summoned a senior diplomat of the Islamic republic. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it seized the Stena Impero on Friday for breaking "international maritime rules" in the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for about a third of the world's sea-borne oil. (Photo by HO / various sources / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Iran's Revolutionary Guard via SEPAH NEWS" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Britain plots Iran action

Dramatic audio captures moments before Iranian commandos storm a UK oil tanker.

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FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter said Thursday, July 11, 2019, that it is investigating a problem with its service. Users across the U.S. and elsewhere are not able to access Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Vacuous echo chamber

Enraged users of Twitter et al often end up repeating each other’s one-eyed views, which is great news for Conservatives, writes David Penberthy.

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Johannes Leak’s view

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