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Fall in China's coal use here to stay, leading expert says
Tom Arup 5:06 PM The historic fall in China's coal use is a clear and consistent trend and should be factored in by Australian business, one of the world's leading experts on China's environment policy says.
The arm wrestle over drugs: inside the TPP deal
John Garnaut 5:03 PM The journey from Mike Froman's 12th-floor presidential suite to Andrew Robb's modest digs on the 58th can take as long as 10 minutes in the Westin Hotel – a gargantuan relic of the Atlanta Olympics, where the lifts go missing when most needed.
Sydney's heat to be blown away by damaging winds
Peter Hannam 4:57 PM Sydney unusual early-season heat will come to an abrupt - if temporary - halt on Wednesday as a southerly buster moves up the NSW coast.
A tale of two Johns brothers, the legends who league fans keep forgiving
Rick Feneley 4:44 PM If it was only about the footy, Andrew 'Joey' Johns might have endured as a true immortal of rugby league. And his big brother Matty might have hovered eternally somewhere close to those gods of the game.
Bureaucrats' hidden gifts
Public Eye 2:20 PM No government agency makes its staff gift registry public. Why on earth not?
TPP will kill: health groups
Amy Corderoy 2:15 PM The PM says it's going to open up 'enormous benefit' for Australia. But health groups have warned people in need of urgent treatment in developing countries wont be so lucky.
Chance to swap chilly Canberra to work on a tropical island paradise
Noel Towell 12:15 AM But there are a couple of catches.
Fiji's got nothing on Canberra
Noel Towell 10:00 AM Fiji versus Canberra looks like a no-brainer for that public service career decision. But look a little closer.
Frogs face 'mass extinction'
Rachel Browne 7:39 AM Frogs face "mass extinction" in the next century, according to research by Macquarie University expert Dr John Alroy.
British tourist Zoe Woolmer's Kings Canyon death examined in coronial inquest
6:57 AM British tourist Zoe Woolmer was on the adventure of a lifetime in Australia when things went horribly wrong at a notorious prank picture hot-spot.
Broken Hill health district defends handling of bullying claims
Kate Aubusson 1:38 AM The health district that oversees the Broken Hill Base Hospital has defended its handling of bullying and harassment claims made by healthcare workers against management, blaming a recent "culture change" for "disrupting" staff.
Hottest early October weather in 73 years as sea breezes wilt
Peter Hannam 12:25 AM Sydney faces another scorching day in the west on Tuesday as a big high pressure system steers unusually warm winds over the city.
What do government agencies ask public servants to do with gifts?
Markus Mannheim 10:58 PM We asked the 20 largest APS workplaces about their staff gift policies. Here are their responses.
What did the Vernon report say?
J. R. Nethercote 12:15 AM A summary of the 1965 report of the committee of economic enquiry, led by Sir James Vernon.
The Vernon report's hits and misses, 50 years on
J. R. Nethercote 12:15 AM Like many 'forward-looking' reports, it seemed more about an improved handling of the past than preparation for the future.
Unscrambling egg labelling laws
Esther Han Forcing producers to declare the number of hens per square meter on cartons of free range egg is among the options being considered by the federal government to end the confusion over labelling claims.
Foreshores Beach still Sydney's dirtiest beach
Esther Han A Botany Bay beach with a new car park, toilet facility and boat launch has been declared as Sydney's most polluted swimming spot for the fourth year running.
Neighbours hardly knew boy who turned killer
Saffron Howden In the ordinary suburban Sydney street where Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar lived with his family, the 15-year-old boy hardly existed at all.
Phil Patton: Razzle-dazzler had inquisitive mind and eye for significance of design
William Grimes Phil Patton was curious about everything, and could spin anything into a yarn.
Armoured vehicles to be replaced
Mark Kenny Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to announce a key piece of Australia's future defence force capability: up to 1000 armoured vehicles.
Human trafficking of workers a growing problem in Victoria
Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar Human trafficking of workers by unscrupulous, sometimes criminal, middlemen is a growing problem in Victoria.
Penalty rates exist for a reason: Leigh
Colin Brinsden By Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics Correspondent
Telstra ACT Business Women's Awards nominee's success secrets
Clare Sibthorpe Public service leader Felicity McNeill reflects on her Telstra ACT Business Women's Awards nomination.
Mother given referral three years after visiting ED
Henry Belot Elizabeth Sisley went to Calvary Hospital in 2012 after having seizures and was told to see a neurologist.
Canberra national war cemetery plan scuttled
Tom McIlroy The latest proposal for a national war cemetery has been scuttled by the demise of Tony Abbott's prime ministership.
A year on, deported Nauru detention centre staff demand an explanation
Adam Morton Humanitarian workers deported from Nauru last year following unsubstantiated claims they encouraged asylum seekers to self-harm and fabricate stories of abuse are yet to receive an explanation – despite being promised one by the Australian government.
Liberals to release China FTA attack ads branding unions 'racist'
Heath Aston The Liberal Party is set to raise the temperature in the fight over the China Free Trade Agreement, with attack ads that accuse "ratbag unions" of stoking racism against the Chinese.
Industry to regulate underpaid 'black jobs'
Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders The Turnbull government has rejected the need for federal laws to clamp down on unscrupulous middlemen at the heart of a network of foreign worker scams, with new employment minister Michaelia Cash opting instead for industry self-regulation.
