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Hello readers. Shorten’s carbon costs could hit $25bn for business, and Julia Banks’ own bullying claims.

NEWS2019ELECTION 17/4/2019. Day 7 Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at visiting ST John of God Midland Public Hospital with Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King, Member for Brand, Madeleine King, LaborÕs candidate for Hasluck James Martin, LaborÕs candidate for Swan, Hannah Beazley and LaborÕs candidate for Pearce, Kim Travers to make a cancer funding announcement in Perth, WA. Picture Kym Smith

ALP’s carbon costs revealed

Business could be forced to spend more than $25bn on carbon credits to meet Labor’s 45 per cent emissions reduction targets by 2030. Keep up with the latest from the campaign trail in our live blog PoliticsNow.

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16/04/2019 Julia Banks speaks to voters in the electorate of Flinders at the Dromana Community Hall.picture : David Geraghty / The Australian.

Banks faced bullying claim

A young female executive assistant was paid compensation after making a bullying complaint against former Lib MP Julia Banks.

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FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Ardern has named a Supreme Court justice to head New Zealand’s top-level investigation into the actions of security agencies and other issues related to the mosque shootings. (AP Photo/Nick Perry, File)

Ardern’s white flag on tax

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has dumped one of her cornerstone policies.

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Margaret Court has backed Israel Folau

Margaret Court backs Israel Folau

Tennis legend Margaret Court has reached out to controversial rugby star Israel Folau.

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Tony Abbott cutting a ribbon to Brookvale campaign office launch. Picture Jonathan Ng

Australia needs Abbott

Degrading attacks on our former PM by the ABC reveal a bullying, intolerant culture, writes Greg Sheridan.

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Kudelka’s view

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