SBS Korean Progam anslyeses and sums up the top stories featuring today in the Australia's mainstream newspapers.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney's median house price fell by almost $120,000 in the past year as the city
faces its steepest property downturn in decades, new figures from Domain House
Price Report show.
The state government is being urged to block the sale of the prime harbour side
Sirius public housing building to the developers behind the cracked Opal Tower
in Olympic Park.
A Labor government would introduce a gender target into Australia's honours
system to boost the number of female recipients and resolve unequal
representation in the awards.
Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun was detained by a squad of 10 security
agents shortly after arriving at an airport in China, according to a source who
witnessed the incident, confirming the worst fears of those close to him.
The Herald Sun
Murdered schoolgirl Masa Vukotic's family has blasted her evil killer as he
makes an audacious bid to get out of jail sooner. Sean Christian Price is
serving a life sentence that will not see him eligible for parole until he is in
his 70s, for the fatal stabbing of Masa at Doncaster in March, 2015.
There are renewed pleas for a fox cull in Melbourne as the cunning creatures are
increasingly sighted around the city, including in backyards where other animals
have been savaged.
All Australians would bear the burden of the Opposition's $200 billion in tax
increases, which could trigger major economic damage, says Treasurer Josh
Frydenberg. The Morrison Government is expected to intensify his warnings over
global economic "storm clouds" after the International Monetary Fund warned that
the world was at risk of a sharp downturn.
The Advertiser
The leadership of one of the state's largest disability providers is in turmoil
amid a move to oust the president of the Minda board in the wake of sanctions.
High-profile disability advocate and new board member David Holst is collecting
signatures to remove president Susan Neuhaus over concerns about the level of
care provided by the organisation.
Today's roasting heatwave is tipped to smash temperature records, push the power
grid to boiling point and stretch SA's emergency services after Ceduna yesterday
hit a blistering record 48.4C.
The Courier-Mail
Fast rail and new road tunnels would be built as part of an ambitious plan to
rid southeast Queensland of traffic gridlock by 2041. The plan will be launched
by the South East Queensland Council of Mayors today and includes 47 critical
projects that are needed to bust congestion and make the region accessible
within 45 minutes.
Doing just 15 minutes of vigorous exercise a day may be enough to substantially
cut a person's risk of developing depression, a new study involving Queensland
researchers suggests.
Some of Queensland's poorest households face huge rent hikes under Bill
Shorten's plan to scrap negative gearing.
The Financial Review
The Morrison government is considering pre-election cash handouts to pensioners
and families in an effort to make sure the entire electorate will have a reason
to vote for the Coalition, not just those who will benefit from already
legislated tax cuts.
Former deputy tax commissioner Michael Cranston has argued he was seeking to
help the Tax Office avoid bad publicity when he tried to get the agency to talk
to his son's business associates. Mr Cranston has pleaded not guilty to two
charges of using his position to dishonestly benefit his son, Adam.
Ian Harper, author of the Coalition's competition review, has urged Labor to
consider cost-benefit analysis on deregulation of sea cabotage rules, likening
the outdated and anti-competitive regime to Qantas' one-time monopoly on air
travel.
The Australian Energy Market Operator warned of possible "load shedding" -
mandatory power cuts - of up to40 megawatts in each of Victoria and South
Australia late on Thursday.
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne will arrive in China to a fresh diplomatic row
today, after an Australian academic, Yang Hengjun went missing and according to
a friend is being held for spying by authorities in Beijing.
