| News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore | | | | | | | | | Treasurer Scott Morrison has revealed the new carve-up of the GST revenue to the states and territories. Under the new arrangement, WA and Victoria will receive a better deal, while the NT and Qld will lose out. | | | | | | | | Cricketer David Warner says he 'fully accepts' the Cricket Australia sanctions handed down to him for his role in the ball tampering scandal. | | | | | | | | Government frontbenchers Julie Bishop and Peter Dutton have pledged support for prime minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of next week's Newspoll result that is expected to increase pressure on his leadership. | | | | | | | | Australian's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Facebook, after the social media giant after widespread privacy breeches. | | | | | | | | The US-China trade fight is escalating after China retaliated against US proposals to slap tariffs on $65 billion in Chinese goods by targeting American imports. | | | | | | | | An Iranian-born woman who blogged about surviving in a world full of 'injustice and diseases' opened fire at YouTube's California headquarters because she was angry at a site she believed was suppressing her videos, police say. | | | | | | | | Victoria's Police Minister insists the state's officers are the most professional in the world as she faces public outcry over police brutality. | | | | | | | | Police have raided almost a dozen homes in the New South Wales Hunter region, as police crackdown on an escalating fued between the rival Finks and Nomads motorcycle gangs. | | | | | | | | Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has defended his idea for a government-owned 'People's Bank' that would offer cheap mortgages and everyday banking, forcing competition within the banking sector. | | | | | | | | NSW Labor Senator Jenny McAllister says while she can understand the frustration surrounding the GST revenue carve up; the Australian public understands that smaller states need extra help. | | | | | | | | Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has ruled out the idea of the government building a new coal-fired power plant, despite an internal war with a group of coalition backbenchers pushing for a $4 billion taxpayer investment. | | | | | | | | US President Donald Trump is preparing to send the National Guard to defend the country's border with Mexico in an attempt to bulwark the country from the flow of illegal immigrants. | | | | | | | | Rallies promoting peace and justice are being held across the United States on the 50th anniversary of Doctor Martin Luther King's assassination. | | | | | | | | Some 100,000 people have returned to the war-torn Syrian city of Raqqa after Islamic State rolled through destroying 70 per cent of the buildings, leaving residents in fear of stumbling upon unexploded bombs and booby traps. | | | | | | | | A global trade war will not occur as it's not in anyone's interest, Executive Vice President at Templeton Global Growth Fund Peter Wilmshurst has told Sky News Business. | | | | |
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