Top storiesRiot police have clashed with protesters in Hong Kong after hundreds of thousands of people marched in a demonstration against a proposed extradition law. The government’s income tax plan will gift Australia’s top income earners more than $33bn in benefits, according to an economic analysis from the Australia Institute. In London, the men’s cricketers were “steamrollered” by India in their World Cup clash, losing by 36 runs at the Oval. The Australian Financial Review reports that the government is “closing in on a deal with the Senate crossbench to pass its full package of income tax cuts within weeks”. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Australia morning mail to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 21:00 UTC