Your morning Briefing: Shorten prepares for another policy flip

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Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten speaks to the media after a tour of the Summit Health Centre in Mt Barker, Adelaide, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Another Shorten flip

Bill Shorten is preparing for another policy backflip, this time a retreat on his proposed 2 per cent cap on health insurance premium increases.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to media during a visit to Amaze Early Learning Centre, Ormeau, Gold Coast, Thursday, July 12, 2018. (AAPImage/David Clark) NO ARCHIVING

PM opens lead

Malcolm Turnbull has opened up the widest margin over Bill Shorten in more than two years, according to our latest exclusive Newspoll. Critics of Mr Shorten will claim that he is entering the danger zone, writes Simon Benson.

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HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady, Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One at Helsinki International Airport on July 15, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. President Trump arrived in Helsinki for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said in a recent statement that he has " low expectations" for the meeting, however he is under increasing pressure to confront the Russian President directly about special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of twelve Russians said to have conspired to sway the decision of the 2016 US election. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Trump’s Putin twist

The twist in Donald Trump’s meeting today in Helsinki with Vladimir Putin came just as he arrived at Windsor Castle to meet the Queen, writes Cameron Stewart. At that very moment across the Atlantic in Washington a ­nervous-looking Deputy ­Attorney-General Rod Rosenstein announced that 12 Russians were being indicted for hacking Democrat emails to tilt the 2016 US election in favour of Mr Trump.

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France's defender Adil Rami (C) kisses their World Cup trophy as he celebrates with teammates during the trophy ceremony at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MOBILE PUSH ALERTS/DOWNLOADS

France claims World Cup

France ends Croatia’s dream of a first World Cup with a 4-2 victory in one of most action-packed finals in decades.

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Kudelka’s view

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