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27/05/2018: Federal Labor Leader Bill Shorten speaks at the Victorian ALP Conference at Moonee Valley race course in Melbourne. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

No class

Bill Shorten’s class war scare tactics have been blunted, with a vast majority of voters supporting company tax cuts, according to our latest exclusive Newspoll. Mr Shorten’s ambitions have also taken another hit as his arch-rival, Anthony Albanese, pulls ahead as preferred Labor leader.

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EMBARGOED FOR PRINT - NOT FOR ONLINE TIL MARCH 3, 2018 Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and his pregnant partner Vikki Campion pictured at Canberra airport. Picture: Kym Smith

No privacy?

It would be no exaggeration to say it has been a tricky birthing process for the controversial paid deal with Seven for an interview with Barnaby Joyce and Vicki Campion, Nick Tabakoff writes in Media Diary.

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Illustration by Eric Lobbecke

No surprise

News of unionists protesting against the study of Western civilisation came as a surprise — to no one, writes Jennifer Oriel.

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James Shipton who the Government has nominated as the new chair ASIC at Parliament House Canberra. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly OÕDwyer announcing that the Government intends to recommend to the Governor-General in Council that Mr James Shipton be appointed as the full-time Chair to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for a five-year period from 1 February 2018.

No trust

ASIC chairman James Shipton ​is seeking funding for a plan to embed supervisors in the big banks to help them rebuild trust.

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KEY BISCAYNE, FL - MARCH 27: Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a backhand against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their fourth round match during the Miami Open Presented by Itau at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 27, 2018 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

No Nick

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has rocked French Open organisers with a stunning announcement on the eve of the tournament.

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Clement’s view

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