Your morning Briefing: Turnbull sparked constitutional crisis fears

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Hello readers. Christian Porter reveals he feared a full-blown constitutional crisis as Malcolm Turnbull tried to cling to power, and ScoMo’s French connection.

27/06/2019. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrives to his home in Point Piper, Sydney. Britta Campion / The Australian

Constitutional crisis fears

Christian ­Porter has revealed he feared he was facing a constitutional crisis as Malcolm Turnbull threatened to call an early election.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boards his plane in New Delhi on June 27, 2019, en route to Osaka for the G20 Summit. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP)

Anti-Iran ‘coalition’

The US Secretary of State says Australia would be a “key” partner with America for a tougher stance against Iran.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with President Trump for the G20 in Osaka, Japan on June 27, 2019. Picture: Adam Taylor

PM’s French Pacific solution

Australia and the US urge France to boost its Pacific influence as part of a new strategic and economic alliance to counterbalance China’s ­ambitions. Donald Trump, meantime, lauded the closeness of US-Australia alliance as he sat down to dinner with the PM.

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Israel Folau pictured leaving the Foxtel Headquarters in Macquarie Park.Picture: Christian Gilles

RA slams Folau ‘untrue’ claim

Folau wants Rugby Australia to apologise but that seems unlikely after he made an explosive claim.

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Kudelka’s view

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