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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: In a developing story, at least three people have been critically injured after a bus rolled near Airlie Beach, in Queensland's Whitsundays. Two rescue helicopters and up to nine ambulance crews attended Malcolm Turnbull has ruled out taking a proposal to increase the GST to the next election but has left all other tax reform options on the table, including changes to negative gearing. It is creating "significant concern" among backbenchers The Grammy Awards have just wrapped up in Los Angeles. There were no Australian winners but Taylor Swift took home album of the year and Ed Sheeran won song of the year Researchers say they have proven that ancient "hobbits" who lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until 15,000 years ago, were not Homo sapiens. The research is based on analysis of the skull bones Here's what's coming up: 11:00pm AEDT: The Red Cross will provide an update on the refugee crisis 11:00pm AEDT: We're expecting to hear from Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in Tokyo 11:30pm AEDT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold talks in Germany Top Stories Turnbull facing backbench disharmony over negative gearing The possibility the Government will cut tax breaks for property investors in the May budget is creating "significant concern" on the Prime Minister's backbench. Eleven injured, three critically, after bus rollover near Airlie Beach Three people are critically injured, and several more seriously hurt, after a bus rolls in Cannonvale in Queensland's Whitsundays region. Taylor Swift makes Grammys history as Kendrick Lamar wins big Pop superstar Taylor Swift becomes the first woman to win the Grammy for album of the year twice, as rapper Kendrick Lamar picks up a swag of accolades on the music industry's biggest night. Craig Kelly latest MP to receive backing of Malcolm Turnbull Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull makes another intervention in the preselection battles within the New South Wales Liberal Party, with Craig Kelly receiving an official letter of endorsement. Herbicide that 'probably causes cancer' being used in playgrounds Councils across Australia are using the weed killer glyphosate in sensitive areas like playgrounds, despite a World Health Organisation warning the chemical probably causes cancer. 'Cascading failures' blamed for baby deaths at Victorian hospital The deaths of 18 babies at Bacchus Marsh Hospital show the regulator responsible for monitoring doctors has failed to do its job, Victoria's Health Minister says. William Tyrrell's parents urge public not to give up search The parents of William Tyrrell, who went missing as a three-year-old from a home on the NSW mid-north coast in 2014, plead for people not to give up the search for their son. Pro golfer's huge backyard skate ramp survives legal challenge A professional golfer wins a two-year legal battle to keep one of the world's largest skateboard ramps in his backyard in eastern Victoria. Man involved in Lollipops Playland brawl avoids jail A 61-year-old man involved in a violent brawl at a children's birthday party in Sydney's south-west avoids jail. George W Bush joins brother Jeb on campaign trail in South Carolina Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush enlists his brother, former president George W Bush, to try to give him a lift as he looks for a strong showing in South Carolina's crucial primary. 'Hobbits' found on Indonesian island a different species to humans Diminutive humans who died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but a different species, according to a study that dives into a fierce anthropological debate. Banana suit-clad protester disrupts council meeting A person dressed as a banana and handing out bananas in protest against a mayoral trip to New South Wales disrupts a local shire council meeting north of Melbourne. 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