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Debt levy to catapult top earners
Jessica Irvine National Economics Editor TONY Abbott’s proposed new tax debt levy would see Australia have the 14th highest top income tax rate in the developed world.
MPs reap as you brace for pain
THE life gold travel pass for former MPs should be axed by a government reportedly wanting families to pay more in tax, two senators said.
Government’s $330M navel gazing
EXCLUSIVE: With the Budget to hit all taxpayers, we reveal the government has spent $330 million in three years reviewing itself.
PUP official’s drug convictions revealed
THE man charged with registering Clive Palmer’s political party in Victoria has drug convictions, was fined $10,000 in 2011 and given a suspended jail sentence.
Childcare availability up for rich
PARENTS in some of the country’s richest suburbs are seeing a spike in the number of childcare vacancies in contrast to everyone else.
Strongest quake in 20 years shakes Ranges
A 4.7-MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck outside Yunta near the Flinders Ranges — the biggest in the region in the past 20 years.
Health Heart attack victims don’t learn
TWO years after a heart attack most patients have stopped taking their life saving medications, with half to have another cardiac arrest.
Ice age
A chilling warning on the new drugs crisis that's threatening to destroy an entire generation.
2:07Violent injustice?
Anti-violence campaigners are outraged tonight, that a man who threw a coward punch that landed his victim in a coma, has escaped jail time
1:53Anzac Day 2014
Fri Apr 25 10:23:01 EST 2014
LEST we forget: Australia remembers the Anzacs at Dawn Services around the country.
25Blood Moon Eclipse
Tue Apr 15 20:21:58 EST 2014
SEE how the world saw the Moon turn blood red during a rare eclipse in 2014.
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- Attacks hit two major Syrian cities
- Star Wars cast announced
- Woman winched from English cathedral
- Knox and Sollecito 'both stabbed Kercher'
- Six wounded in US shooting, suspect dead
- Collette misses out on Tony Award nod
- Goodyear posts 1Q loss of $US58m
- Pakistan PM's gas cut off for unpaid bills
- Partial eclipse ruined by cloud
Party scene Huegill arrest no surprise for some
THE arrest of Geoff Huegill on alleged cocaine possession was a shock to public, but not to those on the Sydney party scene.
Kiss for Mum Inside Ryan Tandy’s final moments
A FULL post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted today on the body of former NRL player Ryan Tandy.
Water boss vetted Liberal candidate
NICK Di Girolamo signed off on a party candidate with Barry O’Farrell’s knowledge, according to an email from Chris Hartcher.
Killer was ‘aided by top cops’
A “SERIAL killer” escaped justice because officers were let down by the police hierarchy, a senior homicide detective says.
POLITICAL BACKLASH Joyce says be calmer with Palmer
CAMPBELL Newman has been warned his public criticism of Clive Palmer may only benefit the recently elected MP.
Manslaughter Grandma died in freezing container
Liam Parsons A CAIRNS couple has been extradited to Tasmania, accused of causing the death of the woman’s elderly mother.
COOLUM RESORT Oral agreement at Coolum turns sour
Jason Tin CLIVE Palmer has been accused of sending the sacked general manager of his Coolum resort a $633,000 bill for food and accommodation.
Katter to Palmer: Let’s get this party started
Michael Madigan BOB Katter has proposed a new political alliance with Clive Palmer modelled on the old coalition between the Nationals and Liberals.
PM facing revolt over parental leave
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott’s $5.5 billion paid parental leave scheme is set to be stymied as opposition grows from within his own government.
Nod set for smaller Darlington plan
A SCALED-down version of the Darlington Interchange road project, costing about a third of earlier estimates, is poised to get a green light from the State Government. TAKE OUR POLL
Schools Push for rich to pay for education
HIGH-INCOME families should pay $1000 for each student attending public schools, a report by a leading think-tank recommends.
Councillors seek 60 per cent raise
ADELAIDE City councillors are seeking 60 per cent rise in their allowances to at least $30,000 in a move that would raise the Lord Mayor’s allowance to more than $200,000.
Fighting spirit Tommy Hafey fights cancer yet again
AFL great Tommy Hafey faces the toughest fight of his life as he battles a second bout of cancer, after having an operation to remove a brain tumour.
Breaking ranks Coalition MPs rebel over new debt tax
Coalition backbenchers are in open rebellion about the new tax, which they say breaks PM’s pre-election pledge of no new taxes.
Budget pain Family of five feel new levy’s pinch
It isn’t an easy balancing the books for the Georgiou family and that task will get tougher when the proposed debt levy is introduced in the federal budget.
Single wage Budget hit for one-income household
SUE Doumtsis admits that as a married, stay-at-home mother of two, the Abbott Government’s debt levy will bite into the family budget.
Aircrews thanked as hunt goes on
THE multinational aircrews who have spent weeks scouring the Indian Ocean for any signs of debris from MH370 were thanked today.
Thumbs up for childhood flu jabs
WA’S free childhood flu vaccination program has been hailed a success.
Nightmare started in ‘lion’s den’
EMILY MOULTON ENTERING a Brother’s room was like entering a lion’s den.
WA’s ’other drugs’ problem
CALLA WAHLQUIST WA has an amphetamine problem — but it also has a growing problem in illegal use of prescription and other drugs.
Ready for care careers
MORE than 50 high school students have taken part in a program encouraging teenagers to pursue careers in the aged-care sector.
All abuzz over our Bonnie
HOME-GROWN talent Bonnie Sveen has earned widespread praise for her Logies acceptance speech, which included a shout out to Tasmania.
A monumental life honoured
ST KILDA legend Ian Stewart was overcome with emotion yesterday as a statue of Darrel Baldock was unveiled at Latrobe Football Ground.
Mum’s death arrest
AN elderly Derwent Valley woman who was forced to live in a shipping container in winter probably died from hypothermia, a court has heard.
Missed opportunity for rogue MLAs
Alison Anderson, Larisa Lee and Francis Xavier turned down the opportunity “to actually do something” for indigenous people when they shunned the First Nations Political Party.
Bikie ‘bashed’ clubhouse visitor
A MAN who attended a “social gathering” at a bikie gang’s clubhouse was allegedly bashed unconscious and had his leg broken by a gang member.
President’s Asia tour strikes rebalance
THE pivot that has brought US military to Darwin faces a crucial moment as President Barack Obama embarks on a tour of Asia.
Trio elated at being sold a PUP
More CLP members will defect to the Palmer United Party, according to its new leader for the Northern Territory, Alison Anderson.
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Sick dad could die if deported
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A LARA father of six with final-stage kidney failure has been told to leave the country with his hardworking family.
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Mongol to be extradited over Bandido murder
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A MONGOLS bikie will be extradited back to Australia after being arrested by US Marshalls over the Broadbeach murder of Bandidos associate Max Waller.
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Mountainbiking spectator crashes
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The worst accident during Saturday’s men’s downhill competition at the UCI World Cup in Cairns bizarrely involved a spectator and his epic fall.
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Inquest to find truth of disappearance
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ONE of North Queensland’s most enduring mysteries is a step closer to being solved with an inquest to open into the disappearance of Rachel Joy Antonio.
Hit-run accused Puneet refused bail
ACCUSED hit-run driver Puneet Puneet has been refused bail and is expected to be extradited soon, amid revelations his father gave a false statement.
Government’s $330M navel gazing
EXCLUSIVE: With the Budget to hit all taxpayers, we reveal the government has spent $330 million in three years reviewing itself.
‘Racist’ NBA owner banned for life
LOS Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned from the NBA for life after making racist comments that sparked a firestorm.
Kim and Kanye ‘to wed this week’
KIM Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly set to tie the knot in a secret ceremony at home this week — but are still planning a massive Paris bash.
Magpies’ secret weapon is Gold
DEFENDER-turned-forward Tyson Goldsack is fast becoming Collingwood’s secret weapon thanks to his offensive zone pressure.
Pregnant gym user told ‘leave for showing belly’
A PREGNANT woman claims she was asked to leave the gym in the middle of a workout because her belly was hanging out.
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