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Hello readers. Labor says ScoMo’s tax cuts should be brought forward to stimulate the economy, and PM urged to consider the nuclear option.

Ed Husic in the Labor caucus meeting at Parliament House House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

‘Vanity exercise’

Ed Husic says Scott Morrison’s budget surplus is a “vanity exercise” and tax cuts should be brought forward to stimulate the economy. Keep up with the latest in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Nuclear Power Station At Night

Nuclear option

With the PM urged to consider nuclear energy, a new paper undermines the claim it’s more about culture wars than electricity generation.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 02: A worker washes one of two M1A1 Abrams tanks that are loaded on rail cars at a rail yard on July 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump asked the Pentagon for military hardware, including tanks, to be displayed during Thursdays July 4th Salute to America celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Tanks in DC

Donald Trump will parade tanks and fighter jets in a grandiose July 4 “Salute to America”.

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Newly-elected NSW Labor Leader Jodi McKay held a door stop Burwood this morning. Picture: David Swift.

Reserve grade on steroids

Labor head office has failed to get anything like the talent they should have into Macquarie Street, writes Andrew Clennell.