Labor's small solace in its Gonski nightmare
Labor faces becoming irrelevant as the Coalition pushes ahead with Gonski school funding.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile early on Sunday that flew 700 kilometres, South Korea's military said.
The Federal Treasurer says the bank levy announced in last week's budget is permanent but he has no plans to raise it any further in the future.
Australia does not appear to have been affected by a massive global malware attack but the federal government says it is taking precautions.
The federal government is prepared to take its proposed increase to the Medicare levy all the way to the next election, Treasurer Scott Morrison says.
President Donald Trump warned James Comey, the former FBI director, against leaking anything negative about the president.
By sacking Comey, Trump has put his presidency and the entire Republican agenda on the line.
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has attacked Labor's proposed top marginal rate of 49.5 per cent as "too punitive".
The prospect of a 49.5 per cent top income tax rate has some entrepreneurs looking to low-tax Asia.
Outgoing Defence Secretary Dennis Richardson has accused China of spying in Australia, and said intelligence agencies may already be stoppin...
Shorten has moved into the territory of appealing to class war and envy, built on profoundly stupid policy positions.
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