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Belle Gibson's US book launch cancelled after concerns she faked cancer
Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano 2:59 AM Belle Gibson's overseas book launch is officially scrapped amid concerns the Melbourne author faked having cancer and withheld thousands of dollars in charitable donations.
NSW warns Victoria could kill Gonski funding
12:33 AM The NSW education minister warns the "most significant education reform in 30 years" could collapse after the Victorian government refused to commit to critical Gonski funding.
Who is the ordinary, reasonable reader, and why does it matter so much to Joe Hockey
Rick Feneley 7:04 PM Who is the ordinary, reasonable reader? Rick Feneley reports on a burning question at the Joe Hockey defamation case.
Unregistered 'IVF expert' charged
Julia Medew 6:56 PM A Melbourne man accused of pretending to be an obstetrician and gynaecologist with expertise in IVF is being taken to court by the Medical Board of Australia.
Publisher Penguin pulls Belle Gibson cook book The Whole Pantry
Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano 5:05 PM Publishing giant Penguin will pull Belle Gibson's debut cook book after the author failed to defend accusations of falsely claiming to have cancer and explain her reasons for withholding charitable donations.
Australia urged to allow refugees to appeal ASIO ruling
Daniel Flitton 2:38 PM Australia has been urged to comply with a United Nations ruling and allow more than 30 refugees to challenge secret ASIO assessments used to justify their indefinite detention.
The moving image and the dancer in motion
Philippa Hawker 2:25 PM When you go to see Motion Picture, the new work from choreographer Lucy Guerin, what exactly are you seeing? And, for that matter, where do you look?
Science job threat backfires
Latika Bourke 1:21 PM Christopher Pyne's threat to sack 1700 researchers unless he gets his way in uncapping university fees has sparked an angry response from crucial crossbench senators.
Fairfax 'never contended' Treasurer Joe Hockey was corrupt or taking bribes
Louise Hall, Michaela Whitbourn 1:00 PM Fairfax's lawyer in his closing submissions on day five of the defamation trial against Treasurer Joe Hockey said the articles published exposed how the connection between donations to political parties and access to senior politicians was 'not open ... to public scrutiny', not that Mr Hockey or the North Sydney Forum was corrupt or taking bribes.
Health blogger and app developer Belle Gibson hits back at 'bullying' critics
Allison Worrall Belle Gibson, the popular health blogger accused of falsely claiming to have cancer, has blasted her critics for speaking out against her.
The manner of Australia's Bali nine lobbying 'unacceptable', writes Joko Widodo aide
The manner of Australia's lobbying to stop the executions of Bali nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has been 'unacceptable', according to Indonesian President Joko Widodo's closest aide.
Hundreds of suspicious travellers stopped at airports
Rachel Olding Counter-terrorism officials at Australian airports are ramping up efforts to detect would-be jihadists attempting to slip out of the country.
Extreme weather the new normal in Australia's disaster-prone neighbourhood
Matt Wade Extreme weather events like the one that devastated Vanuatu on Saturday are on the rise.
Peter Gerard Scully interview reveals plans to tell all
Grace Cantal-Albasin, Lindsay Murdoch and Lily Partland Alleged child pornography kingpin Peter Gerard Scully has said he doesn't know why he rapes young girls
Oil prices weaken as production glut extends
Stanley Reed Just as the oil market appeared to be stabilizing, the price of crude resumed its descent at the end of last week, dropping about 4 per cent after a report from the International Energy Agency which warned that oil pouring into tank farms in the US might "soon test storage capacity limits".
Computer woes put TAFE NSW students on hold over results
Anna Patty Many TAFE students cannot access results or fee notices, and teachers are concerned about their own potential liability for any student accidents.
APS bosses struggling to pay compo bills
Noel Towell Public service bosses are crying foul over their departments being hit with the full cost of hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation payments to sick and injured Commonwealth bureaucrats.
Call to arms for public service grads
Phillip Thomson Dennis Richardson tells graduates to look on the other side of the coin.
Labor could amend metadata laws to protect journalists
Latika Bourke Labor could amend controversial laws to store electronic and phone communications to exempt or protect journalists from having their sources identified following a backlash from the media.
Defence boss signals further job cuts
Phillip Thomson And secretary Dennis Richardson reveals his major drama with signing off on travel.
Surgeons speak out about crisis in NSW child surgery
Amy Corderoy Desperate paediatric surgeons have taken the extraordinary step of writing an open letter to the state's politicians begging them to fix a crisis in child surgery in NSW.
Libs launch online Labor cosh
The Liberal Party has gone digital in its fight against so-called "deceit and falsehoods" by Labor, launching a website it says busts myths surrounding its electricity privatisation plan.
Max Gillies' genius a thing of the past?
Reviewed by Rebecca Harkins-Cross The veteran political satirist reviews leaders past and looks behind the scenes at his most memorable creations.
Why top marks may not mean the best jobs
John Elder Many graduates can crunch numbers to help make business decisions, but their efforts may be wasted if they communicate poorly.
The parents giving homework the flick
Alexandra Smith Schools are reviewing their policies as time-poor families struggle to keep up with the extra school work being sent home.
Food for thought as hotter, harder times forecast for the farm
Peter Hannam Australia's agricultural sector faces profound challenges from climate change over coming decades forcing the migration of some crops and the new varieties of others, a new report by the University of Melbourne researchers has shown.
Opting out the latest salvo in the homework wars
Alexandra Smith, Liam Mannix, Melissa Fyfe Parents should make use of a little-known power to negotiate with teachers over the volume of homework set for their children.
After calling on public to assist hunt for killer, son charged with father's murder
Georgina Mitchell Days after he pleaded for help to identify his father's killer, a 25-year-old man has been charged with murder.
IS preys on our kids like paedophiles
Rachel Olding Australian kids are being lured to the Islamic State by recruiters who operate in the same way as paedophiles grooming their victims, experts say.
