| | | | We know a lot of companies are paying no tax in Australia, but for those that are, how much are they paying exactly? Chances are, their tax rates are lower than yours. | | | | As Australia joins the dozens of nations that have already extended the right to marry to the LGBT community, there are still many places around the world where simply being gay carries with it the risk of jail or even death. | | | | If the Government was going to fall as a result of a vote in the house, it would have been this week. But Malcolm Turnbull has survived a turbulent year and managed to resolve at least one of his two biggest priorities, writes Andrew Probyn. | | | | There were significant drops in school attendance and the birth weight of babies in the months after the Northern Territory intervention was rolled out, new research suggests. | | | | At least 31 people have been injured by Israeli army gunfire and rubber bullets, medics say, in Palestinian protests in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip after the United States recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital. | | | | A seasoned businessman like President Donald Trump will expect quid pro quo for a deal like this. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left himself without any cards to play, writes Akiva Eldar. | | | | One person is dead and several others are injured after a fight among teenagers sprawled over three locations, with two people stabbed and a group of pedestrians mown down by a car in suburban Perth. | | | | The value of bitcoin scaled new heights in 2017. If the trend continues, it is likely the digital currency will be around long after its investors are gone. | | | | Stereotypes of people with eating disorders in popular culture are poles apart from the experiences of many, and experts say this disconnect makes it harder for people with the condition to get help. | | | | Democratic US senator Al Franken says he will resign from Congress in coming weeks, bowing to pressure from party colleagues after a wave of sexual misconduct allegations. | | | | The Federal Government is facing an uphill battle in convincing the states to adopt its proposed check of whether all Year 1 students have basic reading skills, with the test sparking controversy among teachers, parents and peak education groups. | | | | Families of children with a disability are waiting up to three years for help — for just one day a month — and there are fears volunteer numbers have plateaued. | | | | They're the bosses, plotters and petty criminals of 1920s Sydney — and their mugshots were never meant to be seen by the public. | | | | The debate about Sydney's proposed stadium developments has centred mainly on cost, writes Richard Hinds, but do the football leagues and clubs really deserve shiny new homes? | | | | Eliza Bradley was one of five cases of meningococcal W that prompted an emergency vaccination campaign by the WA Government. It was a brush with death she says has taken a considerable personal toll. | | | | The search for a young Australian woman who went missing in a Canadian ski resort town is suspended, after it emerged she texted friends on the night of her disappearance, saying she was lost. | | | | The largest wind turbine blades ever transported in Australia are delivered in far west New South Wales after a great deal of planning and the construction of a new road. | | | | There are six women on the cover of Time magazine's Person of the Year issue. Here's a quick rundown on who each of them are, why they're being recognised, and why one of them is represented only by her elbow. | | | | As many as five wind-whipped bushfires raging though the Los Angeles area of California destroy hundreds of homes, close highways and cast a hazardous haze across the region. | | | | | | | The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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