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Kellogg's baulks at food star ratings
Esther Han 9:00 PM Food giants behind Coco Pops cereal, TipTop bread and Kraft spreads have been slammed in a new campaign for stalling on the introduction of health star ratings that can help shoppers buy the healthiest products.
Our schools bursting at the seams
Alexandra Smith 8:07 PM On one site there are 2000 students on land intended to accommodate just 450.
'Fake' gynaecologist operating for more than a decade
Julia Medew 7:11 PM An Italian-born man accused of fraudulently posing as a gynaecologist with IVF expertise appears to have been operating for more than a decade in some of Melbourne's most exclusive suburbs.
Lawyers urge highest range damages for Hockey if he wins
Michaela Whitbourn and Louise Hall 5:37 PM Lawyers for Treasurer Joe Hockey have told the Federal Court that if he wins his defamation case against Fairfax Media he could be entitled to as much as $1 million in damages.
Anzac Day Memorial Tributes
3:53 PM The Canberra Times will publish special ANZAC Day Tributes on Saturday 25th, April 2015 to commemorate the brave men and women who have served in our Armed Forces.
Salvos 'failed to protect boys'
Rachel Browne 3:47 PM The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has found that the Salvos did not protect boys from abuse and accused many of lying, a damning report finds.
Thirty years of warming: the heat really is on
Peter Hannam 3:08 PM Last month capped 30 years in which average monthly temperatures worldwide have been warmer than the average for the 20th century.
What we really miss on St Paddy's Day
Noel Towell 2:19 PM As the non-Irish world turns green with envy on St Patrick's Day, some of the diaspora talk about what they really miss about the aul' sod.
Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson charged with concealing child sex abuse
Nick Ralston 12:49 PM The Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, has been charged over the alleged cover-up of child sex abuse by the Catholic Church in the Maitland-Newcastle region.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
