SBS Korean Progam anslyeses and sums up the top stories featuring today in the Australia's mainstream newspapers.
The Australian
Chris Bowen has told self-funded retirees upset with Labor's $55.7
billion franking credit crackdown to "vote against us", as new data reveals more
than 50,000 voters across the nation's 10 most marginal seats stand to lose up
to $2700 a year on average under the opposition tax grab.
The Berejiklian government is preparing to pay Spanish contractor Acciona more
than $600 million in a settlement to resolve the dispute at the heart of its
Sydney CBD light rail project.
The Daily Telegraph
A two-year animal cruelty investigation into $150 million champion
trainer Darren Weir yesterday culminated in shock stable raids which allegedly
netted electric shock devices, an unlicensed firearm and what is suspected to be
cocaine.
Australia's energy crisis is poised to continue over the next two
summers as the nation's ageing coal-fired power stations pump less reliable
power into the grid, experts have warned.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has dubbed independent candidate Zali
Steggall, who is contesting his seat of Warringah, the "carbon tax candidate"
for her stance on climate change.
The Age
Victoria Police will widen an investigation into irregular betting
activity after dawn raids on the stables of Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer
Darren Weir.
Behrouz Boochani, the refugee who has been incarcerated on Manus
Island for the past five years, will find out today whether he has won
Australia's richest writing prize after being ruled out of both the Walkey book
award and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
The Morrison government is facing a new threat as renegade Liberal Julia Banks
vows to take on cabinet minister Greg Hunt in the seat of Flinders.
The full extent of the windfall for Catholic schools under Prime Minister Scott
Morrison's funding "fix" last year has been revealed in documents that show the
sector will receive more than $4.1 billion in extra federal funds over the next
decade.
Household medications are sending more Australians to hospital than car crashes.
An estimated 400,000 people are landing in emergency departments each year after
overdosing or experiencing.
The Advertiser
More skilled migrants would call South Australia home, tailored visa
programs would focus on regional areas and international students would receive
special incentives, under a plan Premier Steven Marshall will send to Prime
Minister Scott Morrison today.
Only a week after recording its hottest day, sunbaked Adelaide is set to
experience its driest January in 62 years.
The Goolwa community is expecting a windfall in extra tourist dollars spent in
the region, as Storm Boy highlights the area's unique scenery and wildlife on
big screens across the globe.
The Courier Mail
Whitsunday LNP MP Jason Costigan is facing expulsion from the party over
explosive harassment allegations. In an email complaint to the LNP which has
been strenuously denied by Mr Costigan, a woman claims her 18-yearold daughter
was harassed by the MP. Mr Costigan was labelled a "creep" by Deputy Premier
Jackie Trad last year over a "world bikini day" video he featured in.
Labor's candidate seeking to oust Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton
from his Brisbane-based seat has turned to left-leaning inner-city Melbourne to
boost her campaign war chest.
Highways are cut, homes swamped and schools closed, with north Queensland
residents warned of an ongoing "high-impact" and "extraordinary one-in-100-year
weather event" predicted to last into next week.
