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Hello readers. Sports Minister says swimmer’s positive drug test ‘embarrassing’ and anti-Semitism is rearing it’s head again.

Leigh Russell, left, says Shayna Jack has nobody to blame but herslef for the soping scandal. Supplied

Swimmer’s positive drug test ‘embarrassing’

Sports Minister Richard Colbeck says he is concerned about Shayna Jack’s positive test result for banned substances.

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Taylor inquiry push to fail

One Nation and Cori Bernardi will not support Labor’s push for an inquiry into Angus Taylor. Keep up with the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds.

Boris, his Aussie strategist and the girlfriend row

The UK PM had a spectacular row with strategist Lynton Crosby over damaging rumours about Boris’ girlfriend. Robert Gottliebsen, meantime, suggests the new British PM has powerful weapons to generate British optimism, and they’ll have an impact on Australia.

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Bryer Schmegelsky, 18 and Kam McLeod, 19, canada manhunt. Picture: RCMP

Hunt moves after sighting

Canadian police move their hunt after the suspected killers of Lucas Fowler are sighted 200km south.

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Dvir Abramovich (CHAIRMAN ANTI- DEFAMATION COMMISSION) inspects the antisemitic message and swastika. A CAFE owned by a daughter of Holocaust survivors in Melbourne's leafy southeast was vandalised overnight. Owner, Aliza Shuvaly was deeply shocked and distressed when she arrived at her Chadstone eatery to discover the antisemitic message and swastika. Picture: Tony Gough

The long read: Historic hate reignited

Anti-Semitism is not only on the rise, it is being legitimised. Mark Schliebs has the story.