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Coming up on your lunchtime update, Libra and the Grains unite to pass tax changes, cruise passengers out of handivirus quarantine, and a bomb threat at the country's busiest airport. I'm Madeline McNeil with the latest from Tapped News The Alberta Government has struck a deal with the Grains to pass its contentious tax legislation. Federal politics reporter Nelson Scott has the details. Labour has been courting the green support for its capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms after the opposition quickly ruled itself out of negotiations. The bill will now pass after the minor party secured an amendment preventing property investors from using self managed superfunds to evade the capital gains tax increase. The government has also agreed to remove sever al ministerial powers , which would have allowed the treasurer to change elements of the law at his own discretion. Green's leader Larissa Waters says while the legislation doesn't go far enough, it will help make housing more affordable. This package is a small step in the right direction. Prime Minister Anthony Abanesi claims the bill strikes the right balance. Our tax reforms will make it easier for Australians to buy their first home. As part of the deal with the Greens, Labour has also agreed to extend an inquiry into its NDIS overhaul by two months. Neelson Scott, Canberra . The opposition claims the knives are out against theime Pisterr Min following the resignation of his UK counterpart. Serki Stalmers quit the position following public backlash to high immigration, a sluggish economy and soaring crime rates. Nominations for the role will open next month with their successor likely to be chosen by September . Some coalition MP's believe Anthony Alban Isic may face a similar fate because of his contentious tax changes. The Prime Minister's facing scrutiny over claims he del ayed appointing Australia's special envoy to combat anti Semitism because he couldn't fill an equivalent role for Islamophobia. Executive Council of Australian jury President Daniel Agillionas made the claim in a submission to the Royal Commission into Anti Semitism. Islamophobia envoy Afabalek says Muslim perspectives are cheapered when treated as a political balancing exercise. Mr. Agills told two GB's Mark Lev hey, agrees. When the government's answer is, well, well, we don't want to upset anybody. We don't want to lose votes in certain places. So what we'll do is when the Jewish community comes to us and says there is a real problem with anti Semitism in this country , we'll acknowledge that and we'll say something about Islamophobia and whatever we do for the Jews will do for the Muslims as well. Five Australians and one New Zealander who were on board the Hanavirus stricken cruise ship are now free to return home having completed forty two days of quarantine in WA . They've all tested negative for the virus and require no further follow ups. Federal police say six arrests in New South Wales over an alleged cocaine bust at just the beginning of their investigations. Detectives say one hundred and twenty kilograms of the drug were found in heavy vehicle parts shipped from the US , leading officers to a clandestine drug lab in the state's south. AFP Detective Inspector Trevor Robinson says the facility was an extraction lab. So that is a method that organized crime used to try and defeat border controls . And these labs are used to remove drugs from suspicion or con cealment in other items and produce them into a consumable product for the illicit drug market. Ten Australians have lodged a landmark case with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, alleging the federal government's viol ating their human rights by supporting fossil fuel production for export. They claim the approval and subsidization of coal and gas projects is a breach of the International Covenant on civil and political rights. A Montenegrin man has been charged with making a bomb threat while on board a plane at Sydney Airport. Dusty Fitzpatrick reports. The incident unfolded on board a Turkish airlines flight which was due to fly from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur. Federal police say crew members asked the man about a piece of electrical equipment he was holding. It's alleged the forty four year old replied he had a bomb and the aircraft was returned to the gate. The man was removed from the plane and later charged with one count of threatening aviation security. It's understood the item he was holding was actually a wireless phone charger Dusty Fitzpatrick Sydney And researchers have discovered a new sp ider species in Queensland which exclusively hunts green tree ants. Named for the ancient Roman weapon used to launch stones, the ballista spider is nocturnal and creates tension web traps to launch an ts from leaves into their webs above. In finance, the Australian dollar is buying around seventy US cents. Sport It's been a day of superstars at the FIFA World Cup. Leonol Messi scored his eighteenth world cup goal in Argentina's two year winner over Austria, making him the most prolific scorer in the tournament's history. French star Killing Barbaruaber scored two and a three nil win over Iraq, taking his career tally to sixteen , Norway's held on to beat Senegal three two. Latrell Mitchell's expects to miss a state of origin decider after scans confirmed he's torn his calf. Sydney Swan's coach Dean Cox expects defended Tom McCarten to return from a concussion to face Brisbane on Thursday in the AFL, Erl Gouldens also in line to return. twenty three Wimbledon Champion Marquettea Von Druzeva has been banned from tennis for four years after refusing to take a drug test in December . She maintains her innocence but hasn't indicated if she'll appeal the decision. I'm Madeline McNeil, and that's the lightest from Tap News.