A flight carrying five Australians and one New Zealander who were on board the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has landed in an air force base in Perth.

The Coalition's plan to index tax brackets could cost $35 billion in the first four years, more than has been suggested, and $44 billion in one year alone in 2035-36.

Universities are bracing for foreign student numbers to absorb the bulk of cuts under a Coalition migration plan, with experts warning skilled visas would be difficult to cull. 

White Australia will be listed as a hate group, making it illegal to support the organisation in any way.

The US and China have been rivals for almost 80 years, but when the countries' leaders met in Beijing on Thursday, Xi Jinping made reference to a far more ancient feud.

The Swans and Magpies resume the rivalry with the undermanned Pies aiming to cause an upset against the high-flying Sydney side. Follow along live.

Despite the risk that a 95-year-old with dementia could hurt herself with a knife, an inquest has heard that leaving her to calm down was preferable to shooting her with a Taser.

Fill-in hooker Hohepa Puru scores his first try in Brisbane as Blayke Brailey us off on the sidelines.

A group of Australian passengers who were aboard the Hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned home.

Angus Taylor has been out wooing voters with the promise of a tax bracket saving of up to $1000, at the same time taking the fight to One Nation on immigration.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Despite the risk that a 95-year-old with dementia could hurt herself with a knife, an inquest has heard that leaving her to calm down was preferable to shooting her with a Taser.

A group of Australian passengers who were aboard the Hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned home.

Angus Taylor has been out wooing voters with the promise of a tax bracket saving of up to $1000, at the same time taking the fight to One Nation on immigration.

A fresh charge has been laid against a Melbourne primary school teacher accused of secretly filming young students with a spy cam.

White Australia, the neo-Nazi group, has been listed as a banned hate group.

Such is the public revulsion for Keir Starmer, Britain is on the brink of surpassing Australia’s record for ousting PMs.

The leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world have spent the past two days at their cordial best, with the Trump administration confident the visit will pay dividends.

Two men wanted by NSW police, and an Australian pilot, have been detained in Indonesia for six months.

The US president's question came as he was given a tour of the historic gardens of the Chinese leadership's high-security Beijing compound.

The two leaders strolled through the grounds of the Zhongnanhai leadership compound ahead of their final-day meeting in Beijing.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.