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Job PD900844: One Nation Senators, Pauline Hanson with NSW senator Brian Burston in the Senate chamber in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Burston rebels

One Nation senator Brian Burston says he will support the government’s $35.6bn company tax cuts in a direct challenge to Pauline Hanson’s authority. Senator Burston said he was blindsided by Senator Hanson’s decision to with­draw support for the package, saying he was a “very principled person” who intended to honour the deal struck with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann in March to pass the corporate tax cuts.

“I keep finding out One Nation policies when I read them in The Australian newspaper.”

Brian Burston

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Minister for Health Greg Hunt during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Hunt apologises

Health Minister Greg Hunt has been forced to apologise for unleashing a torrent of expletive-laden abuse at a 71-year-old grandmother. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

“I will not accept or tolerate being treated so boorishly and arrogantly by anyone, let alone a minister of the crown.”

Fay Miller, Katherine Mayor

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Barnaby ‘a joker’

When your professional and personal lives are in turmoil, your judgment founders, more so if it’s unsound to begin with, writes Niki Savva, of the travails of Barnaby Joyce.

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TEACHERS-PET 14/04/2018: (L-R) Greg Simms and Pat Jenkins the brother and sister of Lyn Dawson. Pics to go with upcoming Hedley Thomas podcast on the disappearance of Lyn (formerly Lyn Simms) in 1982. Her husband at the time was Chris Dawson, a former Rugby League player. Hollie Adams/The Australian

DPP reconsiders

The NSW DPP is again considering if there is enough evidence to launch a prosecution over the suspected murder of Lyn Dawson. Stay tuned for Episode 3 of Australia’s number one Podcast, The Teacher’s Pet, tomorrow morning.

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donald trump and roseanne barr

All about Trump

After staying silent about cancellation of Roseanne Barr’s sitcom over her racist tweet, Donald Trump makes it all about him.

“Bob Iger of ABC called Valerie Jarrett to let her know that ‘ABC does not tolerate comments like those’ made by Roseanne Barr.

“Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC.”

Donald Trump

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Serena Williams of the US plays a forehand return to Czech Republic's Kristyna Pliskova during their women's singles first round match on day three of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 29, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Barty’s battles

Ashleigh Barty will play Serena Williams for the first time since she was an overwhelmed, error-prone and anxious teenager. It was a comprehensive defeat to the American under the bright lights of Rod Laver Arena that sent Barty spiralling towards the 18-month sabbatical from tennis that was most notable for the six she slogged out of Junction Oval during her cricketing debut in the Women’s Big Bash League.

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Kudelka’s view

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