dailytelegraph.com.auResident tells of having no time to run from bushfire threatdailytelegraph.com.auIT took more than 30 ground and air firefighters about three hours to bring a fast-moving bushfire under control on Hobart's Eastern Shore. Lindisfarne and Geilston Bay residents yesterday described...

Brisbane TimesNot good enough: Labor slams Centrelink robo-debt changesThe Sydney Morning HeraldLabor has dismissed the Coalition's effort to soften its controversial Centrelink "robo-debt" policy, with an opposition frontbencher demanding a government apology for those targeted by the program. Huma...

The Australian Financial ReviewMorrison says May budget could raise taxes to protect AAA, if it mustThe AgeTreasurer Scott Morrison has linked potential tax rises to protecting Australia's AAA credit rating, while also signalling the government is preparing for the Senate crossbench to water down it...

The Sydney Morning HeraldWho is new AFL chairman Richard Goyder?The Sydney Morning HeraldIncoming AFL chairman Richard Goyder, who takes over the game's top job on April 4, is one of Australia's most prominent and respected businessmen. But his football career has far more humble beginnings. He firs...

The Sydney Morning HeraldClive Palmer 'can't remember payments of $15m' made by his mining empire, court hearsABC OnlineClive Palmer cannot remember details of multi-million-dollar payments made by his mining empire while he was chairman, a Brisbane court has heard. The businessman and former federa...

ABC OnlineOne Nation candidates David Miller and Dane Sorensen furious over WA Liberal preference dealABC Online"I feel like I have just received a kick in the fangs by our own party," one candidate said in an email seen by 7.30. "The party is selling me and the constituents out." Now some of the pa...

SBSMuslim community members demand apology from ABC over Q&A debateSBSMuslim community members are demanding an apology from the ABC over a heated debate on Monday's Q&A episode, which saw a shouting match over Sharia law between Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magie...

ABC OnlineAustralia's detention centres a crime against humanity, says submission before ICCABC OnlineAustralia's network of offshore immigration detention centres could constitute a crime against humanity, according to a submission before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Key points: Submissi...

Sky News AustraliaAnother Islamic school loses govt fundsHerald SunAn Islamic school in Adelaide is at risk of closing after losing both federal and state funding. The federal government has decided to end its agreement to help fund the Islamic College of South Australia from the end of the first sc...

The Australian Financial ReviewPM not adopting Labor tax concessions planNEWS.com.auThe Turnbull government is adamant it won't tinker with capital gains tax concessions as a way of improving housing affordability and improving its own budget bottom line. During a fiery parliamentary question time o...

NEWS.com.auMan sustains head injury in attack at Sydney's Bondi BeachNEWS.com.auA 34-YEAR-old man sustained serious head injuries after being set upon by a gang armed with nail studded bats in a brazen broad daylight attack at Sydney's world famous Bondi Beach. At around 1.15pm on Thursday, it is be...

Courier MailGrant Hackett reported missingCourier MailMr Hackett said he phoned his son and asked “Where are you?” but Grant immediately hung up. “He's missed two appointments this morning, one with his doctor and the other with his barrister,” he said. “We're extremely worried. “My best...

ABC OnlineAurukun school received up to $815k in overpaymentsABC OnlineThe Indigenous Aurukun primary school run in partnership with Noel Pearson's Good to Great Schools organisation routinely overstated enrolments because there was a misunderstanding of policy, netting up to $815,000 in extra payme...

NEWS.com.auMedibank caught taking the wrong amount from customers' bank accountsNEWS.com.auIF YOU have Medibank health insurance, you might want to check your bank statements. The insurer has blamed an IT bungle for a string of complaints to the Ombudsman about incorrect amounts being withdrawn from...

U.S. News & World ReportCatholic Church says abuse compo not fairNEWS.com.auThe Catholic Church admits its system that has paid $276 million in compensation to thousands of people sexually abused as children is still not fair to victims and an independent scheme is needed. Victims who have sought re...