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One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson is seen at Perth Airport, Perth, Friday, June 22, 2018. Ms Hanson has travelled to Perth to campaign in the Darling Range by-election with One Nation candidate Rod Caddies. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING

Hanson in crosshairs

Conservative crossbenchers have lashed Pauline Hanson for vowing to block Malcolm Turnbull’s business tax cuts. Simon Benson writes that a hateful ALP inflates the One Nation leader, painting her as a polarising figure who poses a threat to the country’s social fabric. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in ourlive blog, PoliticsNow .

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Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive and former Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Mr Ian Macfarlane speaks at the Queensland Media Club outlining the next four years for Queensland's resources sector, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane. Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Old coal kings

Coalition elder statesmen are urging the government to support coal-fired power as they seek to avoid new government infighting. Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg is responding to the ­Coalition unrest by launching a new charm offensive to quell government concerns about the impact of his signature policy.

“People are simply sick and tired of the hyper-partisanship and mistruths that have characterised this debate. Unless we effectively manage the inevitable transition to a cleaner energy future, we will not deliver the lowest cost market-based outcomes that are in the interests of consumers. This is why the NEG is so important and should be supported.”

Josh Frydenberg

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ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie to speaks to the Melbourne Press Club in Melbourne, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Guthrie spoke about the organisation's value to the community and take questions from the audience. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Mixed bag

Can our ABC be both one of the nation’s most valued and trusted institutions and a ‘punching bag’ for critics of its political biases? Chris Mitchell suggests that is just how it should be.

“Guthrie’s speech was the work of a leader in troubled times looking for support from below, and she got it.”

Chris Mitchell

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Deputy PM Michael McCormack, PM Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop at a Cabinet meeting at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Come in spinners

The total pay of taxpayer-funded political staff in Malcolm Turnbull’s and Bill Shorten’s offices has surged 32 per cent over two years to $21 million, almost seven times private-sector wage growth over the same period, writes Adam Creighton. Average pay, including 15.4 per cent superannuation and various cash allowances, of the Prime Minister’s 58 ministerial and electorate personnel leapt to $233,000 in the 2017 financial year compared with $177,000 two years earlier — the last year of the Abbott government.

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24/06/2018. Sky News and Nine are creating a joint venture company to run a new digital business channel. Kylie Merritt and David Ash, who will be heading the new channel, photographed in the Sky Business studio At News Corp. offices in Sydney. Britta Campion / The Australian

Your Money

Your Money — Nine Entertainment and News Corp Australia’s new 24-hour business channel — will be a “turbocharged” version of Sky News Business, focusing on personal finance, luxury travel, lifestyle and real estate, its newly-appointed chief executive says. The new channel will replace Sky News Business when it launches later this year. Its presenters will include Sky News Business journalists Brooke Corte and Ticky Fullerton, with a full line-up announced later.

“I think we’ve got an opportunity to have a blank sheet of paper, particularly in prime time, to do some things that people haven’t seen before.”
Kylie Merritt, Australian News Channel commercial director

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Players celebrate after the NSW Blues defeated Queensland Maroons in Game 2 of State of Series at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Blue wash

NSW has set the platform for a fresh era of State of Origin dominance with an enthralling 18-14 win over Queensland, writes James Madden. The Blues rode home on a wave of deafening support from the sellout crowd of 82,223 at ANZ Stad­ium in Sydney last night, denying a spirited finish from Queensland to secure a famous win and laying to rest one of the most remarkable dynasties in Australian sport.

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Kudelka’s view

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