National News
Australian of the Year: Adam Goodes mixes sorrow with celebration on Australia Day
Stephanie Wood and Tim Elliott He has been crowned Australian of the Year. But for Adam Goodes, Australia Day is a time of mourning: ''It's a very sad day for a lot of our mob.''
Fred Chaney named Senior Australian of the Year
7:12pm West Australian Fred Chaney has been named Senior Australian of the Year for his contribution to indigenous reconciliation and human rights.
Adam Goodes pushes for indigenous recognition ahead of Australia Day
Australian of the Year Finalist, football superstar Adam Goodes, sees Australia Day as a survival story and a chance to celebrate his Aboriginal culture.
'Respect older Aussies': Outgoing Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose
3:05pm Ita Buttrose has used her swan song as the outgoing Australian of the Year to urge Australians to respect older people.
Empire State Building going green and gold for Australia Day - with help from Hugh Jackman
NICK O'MALLEY 7:29pm As Foreign Minister Julie Bishop looked on proudly, Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, gripped the lever and swung it dramatically upwards. Camera flashes whirred as Australian green and gold lit up the upper floors of a scale model of the Empire State Building.
Fire destroys historic first Coles store
7:14am The historic first Coles store in northwest Tasmania will be demolished after it was destroyed by fire.
Can Australia Post become the next big bank?
GARETH HUTCHENS While some economists say Australia Post should be privatised, many believe it should be allowed to compete with the banks.
The king of camel lot
CONRAD WALTERS A program to preserve a rare breed of camels has its roots in Australia.
Evidence of trafficking of Indian children for illegal adoption emerges
RORY CALLINAN Fresh evidence of Indian children being trafficked for adoption in Australia has emerged as the Abbott government flagged a boost in inter-country adoptions.
Medibank, NIB not buying Coalition's pledge to scrap means testing
Jessica Gardner Two of the country's biggest private health insurers believe the Coalition will break an election promise to scrap means testing of the rebate that subsidises policy costs for their members.
Theatre of war: the next act is coming home
JACQUELINE MALEY Australia's Defence Force Chief, General David Hurley, knows better than most that while you can train troops for war, it is much harder to train them for coming home.
How to speak drunklish
AMANDA HOH Ever been stuck trying to reason with someone who is behaving irrationally after too many drinks? Here's how to speak their language.
Space
Fresh discovery on Mars points to possibility of past life
Kelly Hayward Evidence of fresh water that could potentially have once sustained life has been discovered in an ancient crater on Mars.
Bushfires: Nature is no match for man
Alexandra Smith Almost 150 fines and 2800 formal warning letters were sent to people who threw cigarette butts from cars in the final three months of last year, including while bushfires were raging in the Blue Mountains.
New Sydney Symphony program TunED-Up is music to primary teachers' ears
Lane Sainty The room is full of grins and xylophones, with twenty pairs of hands tapping out different tunes, all converging in a melodious harmony.
Expert wants climate change study introduced in younger school years
Tom Arup, Benjamin Priess Climate change should be taught to all students from middle primary school and be embedded in a range of subjects, a senior science curriculum authority says.
Top role took former foreign minister Bob Carr on journey of a lifetime
HEATH ASTON It reads like the bucket list of a dedicated sightseer. Except Bob Carr managed to tick off some of the world's must-see tourist and cultural destinations in just 19 months as foreign minister.
Bill Shorten says Tony Abbott is hiding plans for big cuts from Griffith voters
MARK KENNY Labor leader Bill Shorten has promised to be positive and has called on his frontbench to present the ALP as the party of ideas against a government he says is already running out of policy options.
Signature links Craig Thomson to brothel receipts, court told
Adam Cooper, Mark Russell Signatures on brothel receipts paid for by union-issued credit cards matched samples of Craig Thomson's handwriting, court documents show.
Tony Abbott uses global stage to take a swipe at Labor over financial crisis
MARK KENNY Prime Minister Tony Abbott has used his contribution to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to criticise Labor's stimulus spending during the global financial crisis while also calling on the US to tread carefully as it tapers its own stimulus measures.
Drinks industry representatives reject AMA's calls for alcohol summit
DAN HARRISON Alcohol industry representatives have rejected the medical profession's call for a national summit to tackle an ''epidemic'' of booze-related harm.
Climate change a subject for students of all ages, says Dr Vaille Dawson
Tom Arup and Benjamin Priess Climate change should be taught to all students from primary school and be embedded in a range of subjects, a senior science curriculum expert says.
Science
Study of African fish helps scientists crack the origin of breathing
BRIDIE SMITH The overlooked 'nose' of an African fish forces scientists to look at the fossil record with new eyes.
Man wins injunction to stop Today Tonight program
Louise Hall An Australian man whose passport was cancelled on security grounds has won an injunction to stop a Today Tonight story.
Uniting Church wants answers from ANZ over Cambodian sugar plantation
Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie The Uniting Church's investment arm wants answers from ANZ about the bank's financing of a Cambodian sugar plantation that has involved child labour, military-backed land grabs, forced evictions and food shortages.
Row over Dawn Casey's 'outrageous' Ayers Rock Resort comments
HEATH ASTON The head of the Indigenous Land Corporation has thrown down a challenge to sacked directors of the Ayers Rock Resort, saying if the $320 million acquisition of the resort overlooking Uluru was such a good deal they should put a consortium together and buy it.
Phnom Penh Sugar responds to questions
Phnom Penh Sugar responds to questions
Plan to curb Antarctic expeditions after costly rescue of trapped ship
ANDREW DARBY The Australian government is pushing to rein in private operators in the Antarctic after the multimillion-dollar rescue of a University of NSW expedition that became caught in pack ice.
Tax Office raid on naval base sparks review of crime-busting unit
NOEL TOWELL A botched investigation that saw a team of Canberra-based bureaucrats raid a naval base in Victoria has led to the Tax Office ordering a high-level review of its internal crime-busting unit.
Terror groups taking cut as drug money is laundered
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker Terrorist groups are profiting as part of a money-laundering operation involving hundreds of millions of dollars Australians are spending on illegal drugs.
