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Hello readers. Pauline Hanson’s right-hand men filmed in sting seeking $20m from US gun lobby, and meet our wealthiest 250 in The List.

James Ashby is caught on a hidden camera in a meeting with NRA chiefs. Picture Al-Jazeera

One Nation in US gun lobby sting

Pauline Hanson’s right-hand men have been filmed trying to obtain up to $20m in donations from America’s gun lobby. An Al-Jazeera investigation has filmed One Nation’s chief of staff James Ashby and the party’s Queensland state leader Steve Dickson in both America and Australia plotting to use the NRA to boost their donations and water down gun laws.

“Overseas money should not have an influence on our political scene, so I believe that foreign donations should be totally stopped. It’s good that something is going to be done about foreign donations into political parties, but does it go far enough and is it really going to stop it?”

Pauline Hanson

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Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is seen during a visit to the Ashwood Medical Group in Ashburton, Melbourne, March 25, 2019. Shorten has announced Labor's commitment to end the Medicare freeze in the first 50 days of government if elected in the 2019 federal election. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Labor’s ‘living wage’

Significant wage rises would begin flowing to 1.2m low-paid workers from next July under Bill Shorten’s ‘living wage’ policy.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a tour of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Monday, March 25th, 2019. (AAP Image/Ellen Smith) NO ARCHIVING

PM’s Victorian rise

Victoria is leading a recovery for the Morrison government with popular support jumping four points in the first quarter of 2019.

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The List

Jerry Schwartz is confident he has already got excellent value for money from forking out $67.25m for his Sydney mansion. Meet our wealthiest 250 in The List.

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Ardern is ordinary

Judith Sloan writes that the deification of Jacinda Ardern is underpinned by an extraordinary selectiveness when it comes to assessing the real political person.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: A close up of the surface at Marvel Stadium during the round one AFL match between the St Kilda Saints and the Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium on March 24, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

AFL covers tracks

The AFL has been forced to replace sections of loose turf at Marvel Stadium after a weekend that had players fearing for their safety.

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Kudelka’s view

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