Latest National news
Australia, Jakarta likley to discuss 'root causes' of people smuggling
Gabrielle Dunlevy 9:11 PM Indonesia has promised "no finger pointing" at a regional meeting on asylum seekers, which Australia is expected to attend.
"That's so gay": classroom lessons to battle bullying
Jill Stark 8:02 PM It was a crush on the singer Pink that made Jaimee realise she was different to other girls in her Year 8 class.
Bushfire threatens homes near Perth as firefighters battle SA blaze
Timna Jacks and AAP 7:56 PM An out of control and unpredictable fire is threatening lives and homes north of Perth.
Oats maker pulled up over 'protein, superfood' claims
Esther Han 7:55 PM A popular healthy food producer has been penalised $32k for exaggerating the benefits of its oats.
Victorian Liberal MP Graham Watt explains Rosie Batty snub
7:07 PM A Victorian MP who refused to join a standing ovation for Rosie Batty says family violence has "incredible sensitivity" for him.
Discount for upfront uni fees faces axe
Matthew Knott 6:12 PM University students would no longer be eligible for a 10 per cent discount on their university fees if they pay upfront under legislation introduced into Parliament by the Turnbull government.
Government says it will help Australian girl at risk of mutilation in Africa
Beau Donelly 5:57 PM The federal government will provide a safe house to a mother and her three-year-old Australian child at risk of being brutally mutilated overseas.
"Worried well" may be having unnecessary colonoscopies, doctor says
Julia Medew 5:31 PM The "gluten-free" movement and fast "McDonald's-style" medicine may be driving people to have unnecessary and invasive bowel investigations funded by Medicare, a leading doctor says.
Australia's colonoscopy capital
Harriet Alexander and Jane Lee 4:16 PM One area of Sydney has the nation's highest rate for the procedure, a study has found.
Archbishop 'shut his eyes' to sex abuse allegations against priest: royal commission
Beau Donelly 4:15 PM Former Melbourne Archbishop Frank Little "shut his eyes" to child sex abuse at the hands of paedophile priests, the royal commission has heard.
Archbishop failed to act on serious concerns about priest
Beau Donelly 2:42 PM A former Archbishop of Melbourne failed to act on complaints about a predator priest who carried a gun to school and made students kneel between his legs during confession, the child sex abuse inquiry has heard.
Parliament House cleaners call strike for 'party week'
Heath Aston 12:46 PM It's shaping as The Hangover: Canberra for partying politicians and their staff.
Two people killed in an out of control bushfire north of Adelaide
9:50 AM Other people, including firefighters, injured and numerous buildings destroyed as the blaze roared across more than 85,000 hectares, threatening a string of towns.
Was there a sign above your head saying 'come and get me'?
Beau Donelly 12:19 AM A young girl who was sexually abused by a paedophile priest, after already suffering abuse at the hands of a family member, was later asked by police if she was "wearing a neon sign above your head saying 'come and get me'," the royal commission has heard.
Bosses fail to practice what they preach
Jessica Irvine 12:11 AM Female managers are paid 29 per cent less than their male counterparts - a gap worse than lower paid women. And bosses are failing to practise the family friendly work patterns they preach, undermining progress towards gender pay equity.
'Free range' egg fight intensifies
Esther Han 12:15 AM The battle to convince politicians of what shoppers truly expect when they buy free range eggs has intensified, with consumer and industry groups attempting to quash each other's research.
'Phuc Dat Bich' faked it: the man with awkward name turns out to be a hoax
Kate Aubusson, Timna Jacks The Australian man who claimed his name was 'Phuc Dat Bich' has admitted it was a hoax.
Reef a great barrier against underwater landslides and tsunamis
Peter Spinks Australia's Great Barrier Reef is doing Queensland a great service because of its ability to absorb some of the potential wave energy released by tsunamis.
Public service money makers
Phillip Thomson They walk out one door with a redundancy package, and waltz back in as contractors. The impact has been "devastating".
Privacy fears over 'Instagram for doctors'
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 1:00 AM WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES. Half a million healthcare professionals are sharing their medical cases via an app likened to an Instagram for doctors.
War on drugs an irrational, un-winnable 'war against our own children'
Amy Corderoy Australia is caught in an irrational, un-winnable war against drugs that is actually just a "war against its own children", according to health and legal experts.
Pharmacists to give vaccines and manage chronic diseases in Victoria
Julia Medew 1:15 AM Pharmacists will monitor their customers' conditions and manage medications, including giving vaccinations, in a trial with a group of doctors next year.
George Pell asked for payments for paedophile priest, commission heard
Beau Donelly Cardinal George Pell lobbied for payments to be made to a pedophile priest days before he was charged with sex offences, documents tendered to the child abuse royal commission show.
What Parkinson means for the APS
Phillip Thomson The return of the former treasury secretary means three things for public servants. But one question remains.
School maintenance and construction outsourced
Eryk Bagshaw The NSW Government will outsource the maintenance of more than 200 Sydney schools as it seeks to sell off part of the state's public works program.
Class action as schools become movie studios
Eryk Bagshaw From digicams to hovering drones, public schools are trying to out-film each other.
Harvey Norman to welcome Syrian refugees
Stuart Condie Gerry Harvey says Harvey Norman's willingness to offer work to some of the 12,000 Syrian refugees heading to Australia isn't just the right thing to do; it's also good business
Turnbull shakes up public service leadership
Henry Belot Malcolm Turnbull has announced a shake-up of the public service after department secretaries Michael Thawley and Peter Varghese resigned.
Education scandal: ACCC hits Phoenix for false, misleading, unconscionable conduct
Michael Bachelard Consumer commission moves against allegedly dodgy college, but can it get the taxpayers' $106 million back?
