| | | | The change under a Federal Labor Government would stop new investors from deducting rental losses from their income tax bill, raising an estimated $2.9 billion over four years. | | | | ABC News examines the main tax changes for individuals that the major political parties are proposing, what they mean for you and the estimated impact on the budget bottom line. | | | | Australia's richest live near Sydney's northern beaches and earn more than 10 times the income of the nation's poorest, who live in regional NSW, ATO statistics show. | | | | Steve Smith's words of contrition during his 12-month ban have been reassuring, and David Warner's silence has been disciplined, but suddenly the two star batsmen may find their path back into the national men's line-up for the World Cup isn't so straight forward, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | Having rocked America with Netflix special Nanette, the Australian comedian returns home with a show about power, offering so much more than mere jokes. | | | | Some Australians of Chinese heritage say they feel their "loyalty" is being doubted under new foreign influence laws, which quietly came into effect this month. | | | | The Greens' disastrous result at the Victorian election is blamed on relentless Labor "trolls" and bitter internal conflicts that stopped many members from campaigning, a party election review finds. | | | | One Nation weren't the only ones who had to navigate through stormy seas this week. Let's see if you can ride the waves or if you'll abandon ship. | | | | Would you eat possum while sipping a bloody Mary that has a wild boar's eye floating in it? A new cookbook suggests doing just that — all in the name of art and the environment. | | | | Pope Francis has explained why he repeatedly pulled his hand away when throngs of people lined up to kiss his ring this week — he did not want to spread "contagion". | | | | Queensland juries are struggling to deal with complicated and confusing consent laws in rape cases and vulnerable women are suffering, prompting calls for law reform. | | | | Thousands of passengers on both sides of the Atlantic are left stranded after Iceland's WOW airline suddenly declares bankruptcy, the latest of several budget carriers to recently collapse. | | | | A large truck slams into a crowd of people inspecting an earlier car accident on a dark highway, killing 18 people and leaving bodies scattered, firefighters say. | | | | Six of Taipei's remaining allies lie in the Pacific, and Beijing has been intent on poaching them as it intensifies efforts to isolate Taiwan, which it sees as a mutinous province. | | | | Australia's household wealth has now dropped for two consecutive quarters for the first time since 2011, as debt keeps rising and construction jobs are starting to be shed. That's the latest gloomy take from the ABS. | | | | Jo Cameron smells her smouldering flesh before realising she has even been burnt and scoffs down chilli peppers with ease — and now doctors believe the 71-year-old could hold the key to new treatments for chronic injuries, after discovering she feels virtually no pain. | | | | Thailand's Election Commission says the pro-army party, which is seeking to keep the current junta leader in power, has won the popular vote, but a rival party also claims a mandate to form government. | | | | William Tyrrell's biological parents hid him from authorities for six weeks when he was nine months old, because they did not want him to be placed into foster care, an inquest into his disappearance hears. | | | | A musician doing breathing exercises while carrying an instrument in a duffle bag sparks mass panic on a Melbourne train. Witnesses say commuters called relatives in tears, fearing a gun attack, as heavily armed police swooped. | | | | Legal action is threatening the latest proposed sites for storing nuclear waste in South Australia, and the debate is dividing communities and traditional owners. | | | | It was a life of caviar, designer bags, and celebrity friends — but none of it was real. Meet the trucker's daughter who became a darling of the Big Apple by pretending to be wealthy. | | | | A South African bottled water company is feeling the wrath of Chinese consumers who are labelling it "racist" and threatening to boycott its products. | | | | In their first encounter since last year's preliminary final, Collingwood has the measure of Richmond in their Thursday night blockbuster at the MCG, winning by 44 points. | | | | Convicted backpacker rapist Gene Charles Bristow will probably be sent back to the United Kingdom when he is eventually released on parole, an Adelaide court hears. | | | | Former Bronco Corey Norman lands a field goal with only seconds on the clock to seal a thrilling 25-24 win for St George Illawarra against Brisbane at Lang Park. | |  |
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