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Hello readers. Wynn Resorts has walked away from takeover talks with James Packer’s Crown, and the ‘first lady’ who has Bill Shorten’s number.

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Wynn loss

Las Vegas gambling giant Wynn Resorts has walked away from its $10 billion takeover talks with Crown Resorts.

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Opposition leader Bill Shorten speaks to media outside Gladstone Hospital during his visit with health minister Catherine King on 9 April 2019, where he announced funding for radiation therapy.

Shorten cornered

Bill Shorten is feeling the heat over his lunch with Chinese Communist Party-linked Huang Xiangmo. Keep up with the latest from Canberra in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Eric Lobbecke Op Ed cartoon for 10-04-2019. Version: Ozoped Artwork (1280x720 - Aspect ratio preserved, Canvas added)COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications.Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.

Under the thumb

If Labor wins next month’s federal election, strap yourself in for a first lady like no other, writes Janet Albrechtsen.

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09/04/2019 Matt Canavan and George Christensen in Bowen, Queensland. Source: Monique Preston

State stalls on Adani

Queensland Labor has sought to blame the Morrison government for new uncertainty over Adani.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman David Warner plays a shot during the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on April 8, 2019. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) / ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE----- / GETTYOUT

No ignoring Warner

When selectors sat down yesterday to pick the World Cup XI, a decision that will inform the contract list, there was no ignoring David Warner. Overnight the banished batsman had notched another half century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, his fourth from six innings (including an undefeated century).

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Kudelka’s view

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