A group of Catholic schools including the high school attended by Premier Dominic Perrottet has taken the extraordinary step of warning parents of a “targeted attack” by the ABC which they say is designed to smear them and the NSW Liberal Party as religious extremists.

It was an Australia Day where Aussies did what they do best – while thousands attended protest rallies many thousands more hit the beach.

Anthony Albanese’s flagship housing affordability election pledge – the “Help to Buy” shared home equity scheme – is running late and about to blow its budget.

And in sport, broadcasters Fox Sports and Channel 7 have complained to Cricket Australia about its pedantic punishment of stars such as David Warner and Moises Henriques for on-air gaffes in the Big Bash.

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