Wrecking ball Trump still in the running

The Canberra Times 6:07 PM   Donald Trump may just be the most sneered-at American on the planet after calling for Muslims to be banned from entering the United States.

'Only bishops' could refer child abuse allegations to police

Jane Lee 5:57 PM   Only bishops could refer child abuse allegations they discussed within a Catholic Church committee, despite the fact one of its members was a police officer, a royal commission has heard.

Battle for 40,000 public servants

Phillip Thomson 5:34 PM   Union showdown at Defence and ATO as rebellion outvoted at Finance.

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Union urges politicians to reject latest pay rise

Markus Mannheim 5:32 PM   Independent tribunal says an increase is needed to attract high-calibre people to public office.

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Cash on the attack: New figures show 'wildly inflated' union action

Phillip Thomson 5:23 PM   Figures reveal stop work participation at each agency. And it's low, prompting accusations of union exaggeration.

Auditor-General slams NSW Department of Education as enrolments surge

Eryk Bagshaw 4:01 PM   The number of students in Sydney's northern suburbs has surged 20 per cent over the past decade.

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Public servants' second bite at cherry

Phillip Thomson 2:59 PM   Reforms will boost non-ongoing workforce and strip final approval for senior executive payouts.

Australians rally behind toddler at risk of genital mutilation but she's 'still not safe'

Beau Donelly 12:59 PM   Australian law and policy is to protect children here and abroad and Australians are rallying behind a mother and her three-year-old attempting to flee Africa to stop the child being subjected to forced genital mutilation.

Why you shouldn't buy a hoverboard for Christmas

Katie Burgess 11:44 AM   The hottest gift under Australian Christmas trees this year may actually set your house on fire.

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Thawley's message to public service

Phillip Thomson 9:31 AM   Departing secretary outlines threats to public service-government relationship and to Australia.

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Politicians, top bureaucrats win 2% pay rise

Markus Mannheim 9:09 AM   Federal politicians, judges and top public servants will receive a 2 per cent pay rise next month when an Abbott government-era wage freeze ends.

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'The students are in tears, the teachers are in tears'

Eryk Bagshaw 8:03 AM   The principal of a private Sydney girls school has been forced to write to parents after a social media campaign calling for her dismissal escalated ahead of the school's speech night on Wednesday.

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Australian greyhounds exported to Asia receive a 'death sentence': Animals Australia

Kate Aubusson 11:40 PM   The report said up to 30 Australian greyhounds were being shipped to Macau every month to replace dogs that are regularly euthanased at the Canidrome facility.

Our six deadly sins: now sleeping in could send you to an early grave

Marcus Strom 11:08 PM   A surprise finding from a University of Sydney study has linked increased mortality to longer sleeping times.

Next-gen water condom 'like human skin'

Bridie Smith 9:23 PM   Researchers are using brain scanning technology to test the "pleasure" attributes of the next generation of condoms.

ACT scores well on preventable admissions to hospital

Alexandra Back 12:00 AM   The ACT boasts one of the lowest rates of preventable hospitalisations in the country, according to new figures released on Thursday.

Vaccinations could have saved thousands from hospitalisation

Craig Butt 12:00 AM   More than 30,000 people ended up in hospital last year for conditions that could have been prevented had they been vaccinated, a new report has found.