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.
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 prime minister says this budget is about fixing intergenerational inequality, but online, gen Z and the millennials are hearing a different narrative.
The ABC's managing director says the public broadcaster's biggest challenge is "stopping things" as he seeks to grow audiences on new platforms without increasing staff.
