‘I choose the health of Tasmanians’ over franking credits: Shorten...

Australia's election channel. View Online   |   Forward May 14, 2019 'I choose the health of Tasmanians' over franking credits: Shorten Bill Shorten says a 'hard reform' of franking credits is a crucial sacrifice Australians need to take to prop up life-saving healthcare services. Both sides of politics must defend religious freedom: Bernardi Cory Bernardi is calling on both sides of politics to do more to defend freedom of religion, including faiths the Senator 'doesn't agree with'. Morrison fends off further scrutiny over first home buyers policy Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under continued scrutiny over his first home buyers deposit policy, being forced to defend the decision to unveil it during the election campaign and not take it to cabinet. Fake cancer patient Belle Gibson faces court over unpaid penalty Fake wellness guru Belle Gibson has fronted Federal Court in Melbourne, having failed to pay her $410,000 penalty. Mass panic as electricity cable crashes on Melbourne train Commuters on Melbourne's Werribee line are being urged to allow extra travel time after an electricity cable crashed on a carriage. Greenpeace activists charged after Sydney Harbour Bridge protest Fifteen people have been charged following a Greenpeace protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. White House plans action amid growing US-Iranian tensions America's top national security aides have been presented with an updated military plan that includes sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East if Iran attacks American forces. NT govt to clamp down further on relentless alcohol abuse The Northern Territory government is considering tightening its measures to curb the abuse of alcohol, building on those already introduced including a drinker register and a floor price for booze. Prosecutors appeal wife-killer Borce Ristevski's sentence Prosecutors in Victoria have lodged an appeal against the prison sentence handed down to convicted wife-killer Borce Ristevski. Bill Shorten heckled by angry voter at campaign event The Opposition Leader has been met by an angry voter who crashed a campaign event in Adelaide. Bill Shorten takes campaign to SA's only marginal seat Bill Shorten's campaign has landed in Adelaide, where's he's meeting with volunteers working in Boothby – South Australia's only marginal seat. Bishop splits with Morrison's view on Australia-China relations Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has broken ranks with the Prime Minister over Australia's relationship with China. Mid-air plane collision leaves at least five dead Two seaplanes have collided mid-air over Alaska, killing at least five people near the state's southern town of Ketchikan. Wall Street stocks plummet amid US-China trade war escalations Wall Street has suffered its biggest losses of the year as markets respond to US-China trade tensions. Hollywood icon Doris Day dies age 97 Hollywood star Doris Day has died at the age of 97 in her home in California. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe