The state government has frozen a $1.5 million grant awarded to Covino Farms in the wake of allegations ...
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Heartbroken war vet's missing his best buddy
THE tale of a war veteran and his missing dog continues to tug at the nation's heartstrings.
Cardinal George Pell denies bribery, moving paedophiles and ignoring victims
Cardinal George Pell has strongly denied being involved in an alleged sex abuse cover-up within the Catholic church.
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Rio Tinto adviser appointed to board advising Abbott government on how to increase tax transparency
Rio Tinto's head of tax - who was recently hauled before a Senate inquiry into tax avoidance - ...
Federal budget: Two tricks used to make bottom line look better, says Saul Eslake
The Abbott government has used two tricks to make its budget bottom line appear better than it otherwise ...
Tax avoidance inquiry to request pharmaceutical companies explain money transfers
Pharmaceutical companies will be put under the microscope by the Senate tax avoidance inquiry which recently exposed rampant "offshoring" of ...
Australian scientists call for banks to rule out financing Galilee coal
Banking institutions are in "a unique position" to influence the future health of the planet, a letter from the scientists ...
Penrith Emus - the team that can't win
Emus can't fly. And the Penrith Emus, it seems, can't win.
ABC takes public servants off the air
Public service bosses accused of "leaning on" national broadcaster.
Health
Few Australians warned of risks with cancer screenings
Few people screened for certain cancers are being informed of risks from potentially dangerous treatments.
Call for child lead exposure levels to be halved amid concerns about behaviour, IQ
The nation's peak health body has halved the blood lead levels that it considers concerning, warning there is no safe ...
Machine that 'uncooks eggs' used to improve cancer treatment
A machine invented by an Australian scientist that can "unboil an egg" by unfolding the proteins in egg ...
Do 'gut feelings' really come from the gut?
Intuitively we know our feelings are linked with our guts.
Healthy Kids Check axed by Abbott government
A comprehensive health check for children aged three to five has been scrapped by the federal government to ...
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'Goon sacks' and 'sloppy' first dates subject of new puppet web series Tales from Tinder
No strings attached love has a new muppet face.
Andy Griffiths' 52-Storey Treehouse wins top Australian Book Industry Award
A children's book is Book of the Year for the first time in the 15-year-old Australian Book Industry ...
Mark Rubbo: Honouring a career that has helped nourish and sustained publishing
Mark Rubbo, the managing director of Readings bookshops, has been given the Australian publishing industry's Lloyd O'Nell Award ...
David Letterman making my joke funnier remains a career highlight
In the fall of 2005 I was fortunate enough to intern in the writing department of the Late ...
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Perfect stranger
Relationships fail even when we choose partners carefully. So why not let the experts pick someone psychologically perfect?
Machine that 'uncooks eggs' used to improve cancer treatment
A machine invented by an Australian scientist that can "unboil an egg" by unfolding the proteins in egg ...
Deep heat: geothermal energy an earthly power to be reckoned with
In the first of a two-part series on geothermal energy, we investigate how countries such as Iceland, New Zealand and ...
Looking to Swedish model of childcare and education
To Australians, the Swedish system of Educare, which provides a nationwide network of subsidised preschools for children aged one and ...
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Plea to council for creche to remain open
College school council issues statement
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: As you may be aware, the Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) is currently ...
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Top travel photos of the week, May 22, 2015
Take a look at some of our top travel photos of the week, from diving in France to ...
Dronestagram: Amazing travel images from around the world taken by drones
Travel photography takes on a wild new perspective.
Nine must-have ski gadgets for skiers and snowboarders
From flying cameras to touchscreen gloves, here are the nine coolest gadgets for skiers and snowboarders this season.
Travel deals: Save up to 25 per cent off on Antarctica cruises with Ponant
Ponant has some space available for its 2015 Antarctica voyages, bookable through Travel the World at discount prices.