Your morning Briefing: PM’s tax cut ultimatum for senators

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AAP.

Good morning readers. The PM will move to ensure the Senate sits without a break to pass the Coalition’s tax cut package.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AAP.

PM’s tax cut ultimatum for senators

Scott Morrison will move to ­ensure the Senate sits without a break until the Coalition’s entire $158bn income tax cut package is passed when parliament resume­s next week.

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Malcolm Turnbull, Julie Bishop, Peter Dutton. Picture: Kym Smith

Turnbull offered me Bishop’s job: Dutton

Peter Dutton has reignited his battle with Malcolm Turnbull, recounting for the first time how the former prime minister was prepared to abandon Julie Bishop by offering to make him deputy Liberal leader after narrowly surviving the first challenge to his leadership.

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Israel Folau was banned from GoFundMe.

Folau’s legal fundraiser reborn

The Australian Christian Lobby has launched a new fundraising website for Israel Folau after GoFundMe banned the rugby star using the crowd-funding platform to fund his legal battle with Rugby Australia.

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Ashleigh Barty. Picture: Getty Images.

Injury forces Ashleigh Barty to withdraw

Ash Barty’s coach Craig Tyzzer has reassured the tennis community that Australia’s tennis world number one has withdrawn from the Eastbourne International this week as a “sensible’’ precaution to ensure she still plays at Wimbledon after suffering a stress injury.

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Illustration: Jon Kudelka.