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Final preparations

Kim Jong-un has enjoyed a night-time tour of Singapore before his historic meeting this morning with Donald Trump. Greg Sheridan warns that this showbiz summit carries dangers, and our Insider’s Guide points to key moments from Donald Trump’s first 16 months as President, many previously undisclosed, that reveal his foreign policy playbook. Keep up with the latest developments from Singapore as the summit unfolds in our live rolling blog. 

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11/06/18 Bella WhaWhai Mason who has created "Where We Stand" a controversial dance piece where white people are left last to go in and asked to sign an acknowledgment of country before they get in the theatre. Aaron Francis/The Australian

White segregation

Melbourne University faces calls to cancel a ‘divisive’ dance piece that separates white audience members from people of colour. Janet Albrechtsen is amongst the audience, and she suggests the main message of this performance is that racism is alive and well. Meantime, a prominent Jewish lobby group has accused the Australian National University of having been ‘Islamised’.

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01/05/2018: Warren Mundine for The Deal magazine.Pic by James Croucher

‘No clue’

Warren Mundine has dismissed Bill Shorten’s claim too many children are being removed from families as ‘a load of garbage’, saying the Opposition Leader “doesn’t have a friggin’ clue” what is going on in remote communities.

“The man is a complete fool and it’s a disgrace that this guy is actually running for prime minister of this country when he’s just talking of more reviews/ I’m quite happy to sit down and have a conversation about it and save him the trouble of another talkfest.”

Warren Mundine

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31/05/2018: Lion Group CEO, Matt Tapper, with some of Lion's most successful products at their offices in Sydney on Thursday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Little Creatures’ China splash

Matt Tapper isn’t sure what Chinese consumers in Shanghai think about the cherubs on the neck of a Little Creatures pale ale holding a mug of beer, but if he has any say in it Asian drinkers from Singapore to Beijing will be staring at one of those angelic characters in a bar in the years to come. He is spearheading a strategy to forge fresh revenue streams worldwide for the craft tipple.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 11: Will Hopoate of the Bulldogs tackles Nene MacDonald of the Dragons as he scores a try during the round 14 NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the St George Illawarra Dragons at ANZ Stadium on June 11, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Imagine Dragons

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor last night praised his side’s attitude after the Dragons hung on to defeat Canterbury 18-16 at ANZ Stadium. The Dragons have built a reputation — some say unfairly — of crashing out mid-to-late season. In 2017 the Red V were top of the table in May, yet missed the finals. This year, they look different. They look tough and resilient. They look winners, writes Dean Ritchie.

“Your attitude comes from your belief, our belief is strong so obviously our attitude is there. Your attitude is your behaviour and your behaviour turns into your action.”

Paul McGregor

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Johannes Leak’s view

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