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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: A leaked document has shown the billions of dollars in extra revenue that different changes to the GST, including applying it to food and raising the rate, would bring. It also shows that without any change, states and territories are facing a $50 billion budget black hole by 2030. Angela Merkel has been named TIME magazine's Person of the Year, beating out the leader of ISIS and Donald Trump. She's the first individual female winner since 1986 and only the fourth since the accolade began in 1927. NASA has released a new image showing the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The moon glows green in the image, but that's just a trick. Got a second to help us?: In part two of our survey to improve NewsMail we're asking what you would like to see next. Fancy new topics to choose from? Let us know. Here's what's coming up today: 8.00am AEDT: Greens leader Richard Di Natale is due to speak with AM from Paris 10.00am AEDT: State and territory treasurers meet with Scott Morrison 10.30am AEDT: Works by Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei go on preview ahead of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria 10.30am AEDT: The first cricket Test begins between Australia and West Indies in Hobart 11.45am AEDT: Gina Rinehart is due to speak as the first shipment of ore leaves the Roy Hill mine 12.00pm AEDT: Gillian Triggs will make a speech at the Human Rights Awards ceremony in Sydney Top Stories Food, health, education to cost billions more if GST broadened New modelling shows basic foods would cost Australians more than $7 billion extra annually if the GST was applied, while a leaked document reveals state and territories are facing a $50 billion shortfall by 2030. VW says false CO2 emissions affect only 36,000 cars Volkswagen says allegations it lied about the carbon dioxide emissions of up to 800,000 cars have proven to be largely unfounded, adding only 36,000 cars are affected. Abbott's Islam critique 'unhelpful', 'divisive', Indonesia says Former prime minister Tony Abbott draws criticism from regional neighbour Indonesia over his call for change within Islam. 'Patient poured urine down my back': Staff at Qld hospitals endure soaring violence Staff at several of Queensland's key public hospitals are regularly being kicked, hit, spat on and even seriously injured for doing their job, an ABC investigation reveals. Angela Merkel beats out IS leader, Trump to be named Time 'Person of the Year' Time names German chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year, hailing her leadership for navigating debt and asylum seeker crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart. Bikie shot dead at service station, body of another found nearby An outlaw motorcycle gang member (pictured) is shot dead at a service station at Picton south-west of Sydney, with the body of a second bikie found nearby soon after. Sydney home of 'Bitcoin founder' raided by AFP The Australian Federal Police raids the home of a Sydney-based technology entrepreneur who was today identified as the suspected inventor of the digital currency Bitcoin. At least 37 dead in Taliban attack on Afghanistan airport: ministry At least 37 people are killed after Taliban militants stormed Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan, with one of the 11 assailants still resisting security forces, the defence ministry says. Call me Albicetus: scientists find the real great white whale Scientists discover that fossils unearthed in 1909 are the remains of a fearsome white sperm whale that swam the Pacific Ocean 15 million years ago, and name it after the leviathan in Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Blanchett calls for more Aussies on screen, Mad Max nabs AACTA for best film Cate Blanchett calls for more Australian actors on screen while accepting one of the highest honours in the AACTA Awards, while the latest instalment of the Mad Max film series has taken out the best film award. Rosie Batty 'gutted' by Gerard Baden-Clay manslaughter ruling Anti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty says she is stunned at a Queensland court's ruling to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay's murder conviction to manslaughter. 'Slow' Australian greyhounds being put on 'death row' in Asia Hundreds of Australian greyhounds deemed too slow for Australian racing by their trainers and owners are being exported to Asia, where they are being kept in shocking conditions. Burglary suspect drowns after alligator attack while evading police A suspected burglar drowns after being attacked by an alligator while hiding in a pond to try and avoid authorities, US police said. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Why Abbott called for Islam to reform (and it has little to do with religion) By Jeff Sparrow Don't blame the fans for cricket's shortcomings By James Maasdorp We don't have the power to stop Japan's whaling, but our friends do By Terry Barnes Trump talks as if the West is at war with Islam - so do extremists By Gorana Grgic Just In 'The Brickman': Living the Lego building dream December 10, 2015 - 7:41 am Two homes at risk after 6 suspicious fires lit along roadside December 10, 2015 - 7:39 am Trump's London no-go claim prompts fury in UK December 10, 2015 - 7:33 am World • Trump's London no-go claim prompts fury in UK • Saturn's largest moon glows green in new image released by NASA • More than 9,000 killed since start of Ukraine conflict: UN Business • Anglo American to cut 85,000 mining jobs worldwide • Food, health, education to cost billions more if GST broadened • Sydney home of 'Bitcoin founder' raided by AFP Politics • Angela Merkel beats out IS leader, Trump to be named Time 'Person of the Year' • Campaign in Syria to beat IS will be 'long, difficult and costly': Abbott • Food, health, education to cost billions more if GST broadened Sport • No gremlins hiding in pitch for first Test: curator • Football Federation Australia allows banned fans to see evidence • David Pocock named RUPA player of the year Science and Tech • Call me Albicetus: scientists find the real great white whale • Government yet to reveal how it will fund $1b innovation package • Uhlmann: Turnbull sets out his stall as innovation PM Environment • VW says false CO2 emissions affect only 36,000 cars • Academic hits back at Greenpeace claims he is 'for hire' • Vatican's light show a push for environmental protection Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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