The Sydney Morning HeraldPolitics Live: One Nation MP defies Pauline Hanson on company tax cutsThe Sydney Morning HeraldI might just draw your attention to a report from Guardian Australia about the latest live exports development. It seems the government pulled its bill applying tougher rules on th...

The AustralianLabor could axe $247 million school chaplaincy programThe AustralianThe government's $247 million school chaplaincy program could face the axe under a prospective Labor government, with ALP Senator Doug Cameron calling for a “secular Australia” and separation of religion and the st...

ABC OnlineVictoria Police officers fake more than 250000 roadside breath tests, investigation findsABC OnlineVictoria Police has had $4 million of road safety funding suspended after an investigation revealed officers falsified more than 250,000 roadside breath tests in the state over a five year pe...

The AustralianPoliticsNow: Labor reschedules national conferenceThe AustralianHello and welcome to PoliticsNow, The Australian's live blog on the happenings at Parliament House in Canberra. Greg Hunt has hit back after being sledged during QT, reminding Bill Shorten of an infamous incident. Ben Pack...

ABC OnlineSalvation Army, Scouts, YMCA, Anglican Church sign on to redress scheme for sex abuse victimsABC OnlineScouts Australia, the Salvation Army, YMCA Australia and the Anglican Church are all joining the national redress scheme for child abuse survivors. Key points: Social Services Minister Da...

The GuardianTurnbull pulls live export bill after Sussan Ley signals intent to back Labor banThe GuardianCoalition withdraws for fear Ley would cross floor and vote with opposition • Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon · Katharine Murphy Political editor. @murpharoo. ...

9news.com.auBikie boss furious after family home sprayed with bullets9news.com.auAn 11-day-old baby was inside the Melbourne home, belonging to Finks bikie boss BJ Reker, when it was targeted with gunfire. Flood-hit sugarcane farmers brace for huge losses as prices slump. Cane growers around Ingham ...

ABC OnlineSchool chaplain allegedly told anorexic student she was 'hungering for the word of God'ABC OnlineA school chaplain told an anorexic student she was "hungering for the word of God", according to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. Key points: During Senate Estimates, Sarah Hanson-Young was a...

ABC OnlineSchool chaplain allegedly told anorexic student she was 'hungering for the word of God'ABC OnlineA school chaplain told an anorexic student she was "hungering for the word of God", according to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. Key points: During Senate Estimates, Sarah Hanson-Young was a...

Gladstone ObserverUPDATE: Bomb squad called to Gladstone SHS after note foundGladstone Observer12:24AM: THE BOMB squad has been called to Gladstone State High School and students are being looked after by police after the discovery of a suspicious note late this morning. The note was handed in to th...

ABC OnlinePauline Hanson insists One Nation isn't split after senator Brian Burston breaks ranks on company tax cutsABC OnlineOne Nation's senators are further divided, with Brian Burston telling the Government he will vote for company tax cuts that Pauline Hanson says she will block. Key points: On...

Shepparton NewsHealth insurance reform passes lower houseShepparton NewsPeople under 30 could be the biggest winners from the Turnbull government's push to make private health insurance more affordable. The package, which passed parliament's lower house on Thursday, will allow insurers to offer youn...

The AgeMetal pole used in Port Melbourne road rage attackThe AgeUp to six men have allegedly attacked a truck driver, smashing his windows with a metal pole and pulling him from his vehicle, in a road rage incident that started on the Bolte Bridge and ended in Port Melbourne. Police said a truck dri...

ABC OnlineHealth Minister Greg Hunt accused of misogyny after swearing at Katherine Mayor Fay MillerABC OnlineThe Mayor of Katherine has accused Health Minister Greg Hunt of misogyny, after he apologised for swearing at her during a meeting six months ago. Key points: Fay Miller was in Canberra last...

ABC LocalCharges dropped against man over alleged rape of two-year-old girl at Tennant CreekABC LocalNT Police is standing by the arrest of a man charged over the alleged rape of a two-year-old girl — despite new information seeing those charges dropped and a new suspect arrested. The 24-year-old ...

9news.com.auGreg Hunt says sorry for foul mouthed tirade9news.com.auHealth Minister, Greg Hunt, has apologised to a 71-year-old grandmother for an expletive ridden tirade six months ago. The apology came after media inquiries to the minister's office, and after the female Mayor of Katherine, twice a...

Herald SunFinks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang boss BJ Reker targeted in attackHerald SunTHE victim of a brazen shooting and firebombing attack in Melbourne's southeast this morning has been identified as Finks Motorcycle Club boss Brent James Reker. Reker was inside his rented Warrain St property with his ...

The AustralianBrendan Nelson defends approach to Chau Chak WingThe AustralianAustralian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson has defended his decision to pursue donations of $560,000 from the Australian-Chinese businessman accused of funding the bribery of a UN official, saying Chau Chak Wing was am...

The AustralianDon't axe Family Court: ex-chief justice Diana BryantThe AustralianFormer Family Court chief justice Diana Bryant has urged the Turnbull government to reconsider its plans to scrap the Family Court, arguing specialist judges with family law experience and an understanding of child deve...

The AustralianCash resists subpoena in AWU police raid caseThe AustralianMore than $610,000 in taxpayers' funds have so far been spent by government agencies defending legal action brought by the Australian Workers' Union over the controversial police raids on its offices by the Registered Organisat...

The Sydney Morning HeraldYes, Mr Joyce, you certainly have failedThe Sydney Morning Herald“I failed. I failed. I failed. I failed. I failed,” says Barnaby Joyce on the trailer for the television interview he has been paid to take part in by the Seven Network. And it is true: he has failed – bu...

The Sydney Morning Herald'What makes me angry is the ones who won't support us'The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson has defended donations to the memorial from weapons manufacturers and called out companies that do not financially support the memorial. Under quest...

ABC OnlineVictoria Police officers fake more than 250000 roadside breath tests, investigation revealsABC OnlineVictoria Police officers have falsified more than 250,000 roadside breath tests in the state over a five year period, an internal investigation has revealed. The force said it was made awar...

ABC OnlineLive exports: Footage of filthy cattle not evidence of mistreatment, agriculture department saysABC OnlineFederal bureaucrats have denied video footage of filthy cattle being unloaded from a live export ship at its destination is evidence of mistreatment. The footage and photos of the catt...

Herald SunTriple murder accused Steven Hainsworth says 'I didn't kill any of them'Herald SunA SUSPECTED serial killer accused of three gruesome murders dating back to the 1990s has denied any involvement in the slayings — but claims he may know who did. Steven Hainsworth, who now lives in Mildura,...