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Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

‘What has he done?’

Bill Shorten has put his leadership on the line after making a “captain’s call” to repeal $20bn in legislated tax cuts for up to 20,000 businesses with ­annual turnovers between $10m and $50m. Judith Sloan suggests the Opposition Leader is having an existential crisis, waging war on virtually every business in Australia, while Paul Kelly sees Shorten stumbling under pressure, denying a nexus ­between tax-competitive companies and the interests of employees via investment, jobs and higher wages. Dennis Shanahan suggests he has compromised tax policy, angered critics and jeopardised the by-election campaigns. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

“Shorten looks shifty. He boasts about hurting big banks but swings his axe along the local parade ... the hostility between Shorten and the business community will now spill into an antagonism not seen for decades.”

Paul Kelly

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25/06/2018Niek Van Santen, his wife Marcelly and 11-year-old daughter Talia with dog Basil, neighbour Helena Smith with Evelince (1) and boys Axel (7, stripped), Toki (7, light blue) and Daniel (7, dark top).pic Colin Murty The Australian

Solar flare

A push by a Greens-led council for the nation’s first major solar farm in an urban area has infuriated ­residents who fear construction on the former rubbish dump will unleash asbestos and heavy metals. The industrial-scale solar farm is a key plank in the City of Fremantle’s bid to be powered 100 per cent by renewable energy by 2025.

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******* NO BYLINE ***** Tony Abbott arriving for a Business leaders meeting with coalition backbenchers about the National Energy Guarantee at Parliament House in Canberra. ******* NO BYLINE *****

‘Rewriting history’

The stoush between the Australian National University and the Ramsay Centre has escalated, with former prime minister Tony Abbott accusing the university’s leadership of attempting to “rewrite history” in their public ­defence of a decision not to host a course on Western civilisation.

“The chancellor and vice-chancellor of the ANU would have done well to consult their own records before trying to rewrite history.”

Tony Abbott

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Commissioner of Taxation Chris Jordan at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 29, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Multinationals nabbed

A taskforce has clawed back more than $2.7bn in unpaid taxes from multinational companies operating in Australia in just under a year since laws were passed to crack down on large-scale tax avoidance.

“Australia is now regarded as leading the way on tax avoidance, having forced the issue of multinationals and the big global digital players onto the G20 economic summit agenda.”

Chris Jordan, Tax Commissioner

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Australia's Mile Jedinak shakes hands with Paolo Guerrero of Peru during their final FIFA World Cup group match at Fisht Stadium during the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Socceroos out

The Socceroos have bowed out of the World Cup with a shattering 2-0 loss to Peru this morning and outgoing coach Bert Van Marwijk has come under immediate criticism for not starting the game with goal ace Tim Cahill or the dynamic youngster Daniel Arzani.

“I feel a bit empty, disappointed, yet extremely proud of the boys, it was a great team effort throughout to get to this point and the journey throughout to get here.’’

Mile Jedinak

“In all three games we couldn’t make the difference in goals, and this is what this team misses on this level.”

Bert Van Marwijk

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Kudelka’s view

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