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To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:
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Top Coalition figures are at odds over whether Peter Dutton’s shadow cabinet favours new laws to break up Qantas and Jetstar after opposition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie backed away from the idea she floated in an opinion piece this morning.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have pledged a bipartisan response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide tabled today, promising to do better to support those who serve Australia.
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ACTU secretary Sally McManus has returned fire at critics of her handling of CFMEU misconduct allegations, backing the construction union being put into administration and saying those who bear responsibility “now want to blame everyone else”.
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In NSW, a man who lost …