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Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield during Senate Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, October 24, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

NDIS fail

The $22 billion NDIS is failing the nation’s most vulnerable people, leaving as many as one in five, many with intellectual and mental disabilities, reporting that the ­flagship scheme has left them worse off. Flinders University researchers, presiding over the longest and most rigorous study of the Nat­ional Disability Insurance Scheme, have ­declared it is now “unreasonable” to expect the scheme to be delivered on time, while reporting that about half of all participants have had support cut or experienced no change in support under the new system.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen (L) are seen during a press conference at Parliament House on March 27, 2018 in Canberra, Australia. Today Bill Shorten announced that Labor will exempt all pensioners from its tax imputation policy. Labor is calling it a "pensioner guarantee" whereby 300,000 pensioners will be removed from the policy. (Photo by Michael Masters/Getty Images)

Shorten’s slug

Labor dislikes big businesses and high-income earners; but does it realise it’s picking a fight with a big chunk of its support base, asks Judith Sloan. Meg Heffron, meanwhile, says there is one way retirees can beat Labor’s super hit, but it’s not without complications.

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Danger UXB

Catherine Brenner has left at least two unexploded bombs that could destroy further billions of shareholder value at AMP, according to Margin Call.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iranian nuclear weapons development during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Monday, April 30 2018. Netanyahu says his government has obtained "half a ton" of secret Iranian documents proving the Tehran government once had a nuclear weapons program. Calling it a "great intelligence achievement," Netanyahu said Monday that the documents show that Iran lied about its nuclear ambitions before signing a 2015 deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Iran’s ‘lies’

Israel’s prime minister unveiled overnight what he said was a “half ton” of Iranian nuclear documents collected by Israeli intelligence, claiming it proved that Iranian leaders covered up a nuclear weapons program before signing a deal with world powers in 2015.

“Iran lied big time.”

Benjamin Netanyahu

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Sajid Javid, Winston Churchill and Theresa May adopt the Tory power stance.

Tough stance

Sajid Javid impresses in new role as Home Secretary ... but it’s his use of the ‘Tory power stance’ that has Britain talking.

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Dockers coach Ross Lyon reacts during the Round 4 AFL match between the Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants and the Fremantle Dockers at UNSW Canberra Oval in Canberra, Saturday, April 14, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘Secret payments’

The AFL has defended its handling of a sexual harassment case involving Fremantle coach Ross Lyon, whose name became public yesterday after months of speculation on the matter. A former female Dockers employee is alleged to have received secret payments after Lyon made inappropriate remarks to her at a Christmas function several years ago.