| News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore | | | | | | | | | Opposition leader Bill Shorten says Labor will reverse the cuts to penalty rates if the party wins the next election. | | | | | | | | Zlatko Sikorsky has been charged with murder after surrendering to Queensland Police following a 27-hour stand-off on the Sunshine Coast. | | | | | | | | The first tranche of the government's tax plan will come into effect on Sunday, with low-and-middle income earners to receive an income tax cut when they lodge their next tax return. | | | | | | | | Hundreds of protests have been held across the US today, in response to the Trump administration's hardline immigration policy. | | | | | | | | The government is taking punitive measures against parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. Under the Coalition's 'no jab, no pay' policy, the Family Tax Benefit Part A payment will be slashed for each unvaccinated child. | | | | | | | | Canada has announced $12.6 billion of tariffs on US goods in response to the Trump administration's duties on Canadian steel and aluminium. | | | | | | | | Access to government services including myGov is set to undergo major reform, with facial recognition scanning to be rolled out next year. | | | | | | | | Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse will be able pursue restitution from their offenders under The National Redress Scheme, which will commence on Sunday. | | | | | | | | Labor leader Bill Shorten has promised $6 billion in funding for two western Sydney rail projects if his party is elected at the next federal election. | | | | | | | | FULL INTERERVIEW: Former Obama staffer Bruce Wolpe says the July 16th meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will be globally significant, particularly for the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. | | | | | | | | One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson is set to put a motion to parliament to ban the wearing of the burqa in public, after meeting with French officials on their policy. | | | | | | | | The Andrews government will hand out cash from Sunday until November to every Victorian who visits its energy-saving website. | | | | | | | | The Australian government has sent a specialist response group to Thailand to help locate thirteen missing people trapped inside a flooded cave system. | | | | | | | | Airlines are warning ash from Bali's Mount Agung volcano could further disrupt travel plans to and from the island as flights resume. | | | | | | | | The Chairman of Huawei has admitted to Sky News he is unsure on how much involvement China's communist government had in building the foundations of the telecommunication giant. | | | | |
