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Mexico confirms burnt remains are missing Australian surfers
10:07 PM A Mexican official on Monday identified charred bodies found in a camper van as two Australian surfers missing since last month in a state infamous for narcotics gangs.
Canberra cops MYEFO capital punishment
Noel Towell 9:52 PM Treasurer avoids extreme responses, but capital feels pain.
Students may pay tens of thousands as Phoenix goes to court
Michael Bachelard 9:15 PM Ivan Brown, the chief executive of Melbourne's Phoenix Institute, has taken the Turnbull government to the Federal Court in the first legal challenge to its attempts to rein in the scandal-plagued industry.
Want to know if you'll live to be 100? The answer may be in your genes
Marlene Cimons 9:15 PM Scientists say exceptional longevity probably has a genetic component - but a healthy lifestyle helps.
Girl power reigns supreme in HSC
Alexandra Smith 9:15 PM Girls have topped the state in agriculture, primary industries and automotive studies as well as English and history.
Public schools, independents share honours
Eryk Bagshaw 9:12 PM Public and independent school students have shared the honours at the HSC First in Course awards.
Girl in suitcase: Man charged with murder of Khandalyce Pearce
Ava Benny-Morrison 9:12 PM Homicide detectives have charged a man with the murder of a two-year-old girl.
'Poorly' Cardinal George Pell weighed down with worry over questioning
Jane Lee 9:11 PM Cardinal's fears about appearing before the royal commission may be contributing to his ill health, his former housemate says.
Leading a country takes years off your life, study suggests
8:26 PM Leading a country comes with extraordinary privileges but also, apparently, a price: new research suggests heads of state age faster.
Turnbull introduces 'co-payment by stealth': doctors
Julia Medew 8:07 PM Many Australians will face a new "co-payment by stealth" for pathology and diagnostic imaging tests because the Turnbull government is slashing its health budget by more than $650 million, doctors say.
Cash's public servants vote no to pay offer – but it's close
Noel Towell 7:28 PM Four thousand public servants at Employment and Environment Departments vote no.
Year 11 boys share the top honours in mathematics
Alexandra Smith 6:47 PM For four mathematics whizzes, it would seem nothing could separate them when it came to securing the top spot in this year's first in course awards.
Former Ballarat bishop 'profoundly sorry' for moving suspect priests to new parishes
Jane Lee 6:21 PM Ronald Mulkearns 'struggles to sleep' over his part in the child abuse scandal, one of his former advisers has told a royal commission.
'When the shots rang out I knew Tori's life had ended'
Ken Johnson 5:39 PM On the first anniversary of my son Tori's passing my feelings of great loss have been amplified.
Caught on camera: scorned partner spraypaints ute in Tasmania
5:37 PM A Tasmanian cheater got more than they bargained for, after their scorned partner gave their ute a new paint job.
Centrelink apologises for web welfare shut-down
Noel Towell 5:10 PM Centrelink clients around Australia are furious over missing payments.
Just some of the dumb things people said and did in 2015
Tom Cowie 4:28 PM What a dumb year it has been. Has it been the dumbest ever? There's plenty to suggest that's the case. Let's take a look at some of the evidence for the prosecution.
Calvary failed to disclose cost information to patients
Alexandra Back 2:46 PM Calvary Private Hospital failed to give patients sufficient information, leading some to experience "bill shock".
Doctors use Star Wars to detect disturbances in the bowel
Craig Butt 2:03 PM A short time ago, in a hospital not too far away from Melbourne, a group of doctors found they were better at picking up on the signs of bowel cancer while they were listening to music from Star Wars.
You think AFL coaches face pressure: what about school principals?
Tate Papworth 6:00 PM Being a high-achieving non-selective state school produces high demand for places and a lot of pressure to keep improving results. Meet Pitsa Binnion, principal of the highly sought-after McKinnon Secondary College.
Bishop accused of not being 'candid', lacking 'compassion'
Jane Lee 12:56 AM A Catholic bishop has been accused of being untruthful to a royal commission in order to protect himself and the church from criticism over their handling of child sexual abuse allegations.
APS spends $10 billion on consultants
Noel Towell More than $10 billion has been spent on "management and business professionals" as thousands of public servants have been shown the door.
Former HSC art and English winners now rising stars in field of science
Eryk Bagshaw Three former HSC high-achievers in arts and english are now rising stars in the world of science as thousands of students await their results this week.
Nuclear fusion breakthrough opens door to clean, cheap and safe energy
Peter Spinks Powering our planet using the kind of energy produced by the sun is a dream that may come true sooner than expected.
Federal politicians to join the Uber revolution
Noel Towell 11:30 PM MPs and Senators now free to bill Uber rides to the taxpayer, but there's a catch
Tasmanian police catch 12-year-old girl driving at 122km/h
Driver of speeding car told police she was 16. Then they asked a few questions. It turns out she was a bit younger.
The frightening epidemic affecting one in three Australians
Julia Medew For years, John Hatty was a senior businessman travelling the world. The former scientist's job with a mining company took him to many fine restaurants where he would consume what he now calls his 'three enemies' - sugar, salt and fat.
NCA expects Parliament expansion sooner rather than later
Tom McIlroy Overcrowding and demand for parking at Parliament House will see the building expanded much earlier than planned.
NT embraces Chinese chief as 'honorary Territorian'
Philip Wen The rest of Australia and even the US might not feel the same way about selling out a strategically crucial port to the Chinese, but the Northern Territory's Chief Minister is lauding the Landbridge Group's leadership as "a good friend, a brother and a good partner".
Former South Australian Premier John Bannon dies
Former South Australian Premier John Bannon has died, aged 72.
