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Hello readers. Scott Morrison says bank boards are responsible for corporate culture and why Labor has got it wrong on franking credits.

Hello readers. Scott Morrison says bank boards are responsible for corporate culture and why Labor has got it wrong on franking credits.

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison held a press conference outside the Governor Phillip Tower in Sydney.

Morrison: ‘Bank boards responsible too’

Treasurer Scott Morrison has put company boards on notice that they are ultimately responsible for corporate culture.

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Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen and Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Why Labor has got it wrong

Someone has messed up their sums on franking credits, writes Robert Gottliebsen. We can’t be sure until next year, but he believes Labor’s “made a horrendous mistake”.

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Israel ambassador Mark Sofer, inset. Main picture: anti-US protesters wave flags of Iran, far left, and Syria. AFP

Israel warns Iran: leave Syria

Israel is prepared to defend itself against the ‘half-crazed lunatics’ in Tehran.

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FILE- In this April 17, 2018, file photo provided by Marty Martinez, Martinez, left, appears with other passengers after a jet engine blew out on the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 plane he was flying in from New York to Dallas, resulting in the death of a woman who was nearly sucked from a window during the flight. Video inside the cabin of the recent Southwest flight that lost cabin pressure above 30,000 feet shows many passengers improperly placing oxygen masks on their faces, putting their lives at risk. (Marty Martinez via AP, File)

This could save your life

A fatal flight incident this week highlighted how most of us are doing one crucial thing wrong on flights.

Queen Elizabeth with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Move over Justin for Jacinda

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has replaced Justin Trudeau as Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting’s media favourite, getting special favours from other leaders.