In future, average tax rates will still be higher for most taxpayers under Turnbull's tax plan, but there's one exception: the top 10 per cent of income earners, write John Daley and Danielle Wood

As a symbol of the nation, Captain James Cook has always been contested. Little wonder the Government's $48.7 million allocation to commemorating 250 years since his voyage to Australia has stirred controversy, writes Tracy Ireland.

Yvette Coppersmith was rebuffed when she asked to paint New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's portrait, and settled on a self-portrait instead. It just won this year's Archibald Prize.

In an at times revealing conversation with Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard, Hillary Clinton speaks about her personal struggles with what she called America's "first reality TV election".

The story of the 104-year-old Perth academic — one of the first Australians to undertake assisted suicide due to old age rather than a terminal illness — has attracted international headlines and inflamed a highly divisive debate.

For a party that just lost five sitting MPs, the ALP is well advanced in its preparations to attempt to get them all returned to Parliament. Sources from both camps agree the Opposition has a quadruple edge over the Liberals — candidates, time, history and money, writes Jane Norman.

After taunting police about his location for nearly three months on Facebook and Youtube, a NSW man who dodged parole has been arrested in Adelaide.

ABC News director Gaven Morris says there is "no more fat to cut at the ABC", and an $84-million reduction in funding revealed in the federal budget will "cut into the muscle" at the broadcaster.

Australia's progressive tax system has been getting progressively flatter for more than thirty years, and the Government wants to keep that trend going.

So how long does it take for microorganisms from your kitchen floor to attach themselves to that slice of pizza you dropped? Perhaps you're asking yourself the wrong question, writes Cathy Moir.

The NRL says it is still taking its concussion and head injury protocols seriously, despite changes which could keep the announcement of clubs being fined for breaches from the public.

The NRL says it is still taking its concussion and head injury protocols seriously, despite changes which could keep the announcement of clubs being fined for breaches from the public.

Scott Morrison says all of the budget's tax reforms need to be passed by July 1, but Labor and some crossbenchers want the bills split so tax cuts for low-income workers are separate from tax bracket changes.

Scott Morrison says all of the budget's tax reforms need to be passed by July 1, but Labor and some crossbenchers want the bills split so tax cuts for low-income workers are separate from tax bracket changes.

Older Australians were a major focus of this year's budget, but there's a sense among some in the aged care sector that it only scratches the surface of the issues facing our ageing population.

Older Australians were a major focus of this year's budget, but there's a sense among some in the aged care sector that it only scratches the surface of the issues facing our ageing population.

Australia depends heavily on imported fuel, but having become used to huge surpluses of coal, gas and uranium, energy security has never been a strong concern. Here's why that's a problem, writes Samantha Hepburn.

Mackenzie Casella's life was short, but her legacy will be long. Her parents have called for genetic testing to be made freely available so other Australian families can avoid a similar heartache and now the Government has backed a pilot study to make that happen — it's called Mackenzie's Mission....

Voters in WA will head to the polls three times in the coming months as the resignation of Fremantle MP Josh Wilson follows disgraced state MP Barry Urban's departure yesterday, and the loss of federal Member for Perth Tim Hammond last week.

If you've been enjoying what seems like an endless summer, it's time to reach for the brolly and a coat because the warm, dry weather is about to come to an abrupt end. Here's what you need to know.