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Bishop rejects Macbeth tag
Kate Aubusson 7:36 PM Labor has re-imagined a damaging Liberal attack poster to paint Julie Bishop as the new Lady MacBeth
Rock star reception for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Rachel Browne 6:58 PM Newly minted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull staged his first meet and greet as PM in his electorate of Wentworth, wife Lucy by his side.
Lebanese man cuts his throat in third suicide attempt at Christmas Island, say refugee activists
Chloe Booker 2:20 PM A Lebanese man has slashed his throat in an attempted suicide at the Christmas Island detention centre, according to reports.
Religious leader says young man 'in torment' should take poison
Michael Bachelard 2:10 PM The wealthy businessman says the man should prefer to die rather than talk to members of his family who had left the sect.
Melbourne woman taking on Transfield over children in detention
Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie 10:44 PM Meet the Melbourne woman making the corporate giant nervous about its investments in detention centres.
Vocational education salesmen preys on retirees
Michael Bachelard 9:47 PM Warwick Martell wonders why, at 87 and firmly retired, the Victorian government would pay to equip him with computer skills for the workforce of the future?
Are we winning the war on HIV?
Michael Koziol HIV is no longer a death sentence. But the prospect of "virtually eliminating" new cases of the illness is far from a reality, writes Michael Koziol.
Photographer chef serves thousands on Instagram
Top Sydney chef Mark Best has a passion for photography that predates his career in the kitchen.
Inspections set to snare risky coconut drinks
Esther Han Food authorities have escalated efforts to purge coconut milk drinks containing undeclared dairy allergens, following two anaphylactic reactions.
Welcome to the labyrinth of workplace compensation law
Phillip Thomson Court rules on sad case of senior federal public servant who will now be out of pocket.
Crocs congregate for feeding frenzy
Lucy Cormack Saltwater crocodiles near Kakadu are having a party, and everyone's invited – at least, their crocodile mates are anyway.
Airport strikes to last 10 days
Phillip Thomson Get ready for airport delays as union tries to get Malcolm Turnbull's attention.
Australia brings in big gun for whaling fight
Andrew Darby He's one of Australia's most deeply experienced, best credentialled diplomats – and he has just weeks to try to persuade Japan not go to whaling in the Antarctic again.
The new storytellers: Lyndal Irons
Ella Rubeli Lyndal Irons has a knack for finding whimsy in seemingly banal subjects. This interview is part of the series, The New Storytellers, which showcases the rich new crop of young documentary photographers working from Australia.
Visiting Pope's views at odds with Republican dogma
Nick O'Malley 12:15 AM There was a time not long ago when one of the certainties of American politics was that God – or at least his Catholic representative on earth, the p Pope – was understood to be on the side of Republicans.
Funding change puts schools at risk
Rachel Browne A senate inquiry into the treatment of school children with disability hears many specialist support classes will close under a change to federal government education funding.
ISIS grooming methods similar to child molesters: ASIO
Islamic State supporters are seducing Australian youth in a process akin to pedophilic grooming, the head of the country's security agency warns.
iStockalypse global photography summit to be held in Australia
iStock, run by Getty images has announced plans to bring the "iStockalypse" photography summit to Sydney in November.
Federal MPs attend William Tyrrell event
Jane Lee Former speaker Bronwen Bishop is among Liberal, Labor and cross-bench federal MPs who have attended an event to in Canberra to draw national attention to the ongoing search for missing Sydney toddler William Tyrrell.
Jump in workforce participation for over 65s
Michael Koziol 11:45 PM Workforce participation among over 65s has doubled since 2000 from six per cent to 12.3 per cent.
Burnt: Border Force fails to quell import of banned flamethrower
Liam Mannix Australians have been importing ready-to-go flamethrowers, which have been banned in many other countries, right under the nose of unsuspecting Border Force inspectors, Fairfax Media can reveal.
Australian Daniel Evans dies in Bali after falling through glass window
Jewel Topsfield and Kate Aubusson A 25-year-old Australian man has died in Bali after he fell through a glass window in his Kuta hotel.
Minister threatens Phoenix registration
Michael Bachelard, Matthew Knott, Henrietta Cook The vocational college at the centre of rorting allegations reported in Fairfax Media will be investigated immediately and may lose its permission to bill the federal government for its courses.
Toxic canisters washing up on Australian beaches pose serious health risk
Kate Aubusson Mysterious canisters containing toxic pesticide have been washing up on Australian beaches posing a serious risk to anyone who comes in contact with them, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has warned.
Live sport loophole means millions of alcohol advertising messages still reaching kids
Katie Burgess Experts are calling for an independent review of Australia’s broadcast and digital alcohol advertising guidelines, after the advertising industry’s own data revealed underage viewers are still receiving millions of exposures to alcohol advertisement thanks to a loophole in the code.
Border Force prepares 'surge deployment' on strike days
Noel Towell Border Force prepares "surge deployment" as widespread strike action by officials around Australia next week threatens to open up gaps in its operations.
Young APS staff thin on the ground
Noel Towell Young people are a threatened species in the APS, new figures show.
'It's just replacing one dysfunctional system with another'
Harriet Alexander Doctors say the move to free up ambulance staff is more about hitting targets than patient care.
Australian scientist caught fabricating data
Nicky Phillips Blood pressure drug Ramipril was found to be safe. But then an investigation found trial data was fabricated.
