Your morning Briefing: Turkey threatens our Anzac bond

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The silhouette of the crowd is reflected on the sunglasses of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the opening ceremony of the Wonderland Eurasia theme park in Ankara on March 20, 2019. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)

‘Taken out of context’

Turkey’s president claims his outburst against Australians were “unfortunately taken out-of-context” and that he will make ANZAC visitors to Gallipoli welcome. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has earned the ire of Scott Morrison, Bill Shorten and the RSL for telling Turkish voters that he would send Australians “back in coffins” like their grandfathers during the Gallipoli campaign.

“President #Erdogan’s words were unfortunately taken out of context. He was responding to the so-called ‘manifesto’ of the terrorist who killed 50 innocent Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand. Turks have always been the most welcoming & gracious hosts to their #Anzac visitors.”

Fahrettin Altun, President Erdogan’s spokesman, on Twitter

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Michael Daley Leader of the Opposition pictured at the PeopleÕs Forum, Western Sydney university, 20th March 2019.Picture by Damian Shaw

Daley fumbles debate

A stumbling Michael Daley was unable to tell a crucial pre-election debate how much Labor’s key policies would cost. Andrew Clennell writes that it was a brain freeze in a very ordinary display.

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves from the rear of 10 Downing Street in London on March 20, 2019. - Prime Minister Theresa May asked the EU to delay Brexit until June 30 as she scrambled to contain a deepening political crisis, but faced warnings that Britain could still crash out of the bloc in nine days. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

EU: May’s deal or no deal

The EU has issued a dramatic ultimatum to the UK that it will only approve a Brexit extension if Theresa May’s withdrawal bill is passed.

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Sydney in Summer. Pic supplied Destination NSW. Kirribilli and Sydney Harbour_

Your property under Shorten

New modelling shows what impact Labor’s windback of negative gearing would have on prices and rents city by city.

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Kudelka’s view

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