Federal ministers say the idea of a GST hike has been abandoned. ABC political reporter Jane Norman says the Government's tax reform plan B is likely to include a "scaling back of superannuation tax concessions" to save billions needed to "deliver income tax cuts to low and middle income earners"
A candidate from further back in the Republican pack took down establishment favourite Marco Rubio in the latest debate. Watch as Chris Christie calls Rubio out for "memorised 25-second answers". Commentators say Rubio wilted when the candidates pressed him on questions over his political experience
The US ambassador to the UN says North Korea's rocket launch is a "grave threat to international peace and security" and says "no-one is fooled by its 'peaceful Earth observation' nonsense". The UN Security Council condemned the launch and says it will respond with sanctions
Federal Government ministers tell the ABC the Coalition has abandoned the idea of lifting the Goods and Services Tax, but say its tax plans may still contain some bold ideas.
The sister of missing Australian sailor Andrew Witton, who vanished from the deck of his yacht in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean in 2007, believes there is sufficient new information for his case to be reconsidered by the Commonwealth DPP.
Surging Republican hopeful Marco Rubio falters under sustained attack in the latest US presidential debate, denting his stature going into this week's New Hampshire primary dominated by frontrunner Donald Trump.
Serious concerns are raised over safety procedures at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, after what senator Nick Xenophon describes as a "near miss" involving three planes.
Additional resources are brought in to fight a large bushfire, which has more than doubled in size and is threatening lives and homes in the Shire of Harvey south of Perth.
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten stops short of backing calls from state Labor leaders for a group of asylum seekers, including 37 babies, to remain in Australia.
The United Nations Security Council condemns North Korea's latest rocket launch and vows to take "significant measures" in response to Pyongyang's violations of UN resolutions.
Turkey says it is ready to let in tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing a major Russian-backed regime offensive in Aleppo "if necessary" as aid agencies warn of a "desperate" situation.
Northern WA residents spend the weekend puzzling over peculiar sightings and photographs of what appeared to be a fireball hitting the Earth — a mystery police believe they have now solved.
A professor at an evangelical university near Chicago who got in trouble for saying Muslims and Christians worship the same God will leave the school, according to a joint statement released by Wheaton College.
Londoners are left terrified and furious after an iconic red double-decker bus explodes on a bridge in the centre of the city in a stunt for a Jackie Chan film.
Sam Stosur has spearheaded Australia to a memorable Fed Cup World Group II victory over Slovakia by winning three rubbers in comeback fashion to guide her team home.
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