One school's stunning HSC result

Inga Ting 7:40 PM   In the contest for overall rankings, one school rocketed up the chart - but it wasn't the only big improver.

HSC Results 2015: Top 20 HSC schools revealed

Inga Ting and Eryk Bagshaw 7:39 PM   Selective schools and high-fee-paying, all-girls schools have dominated the 2015 HSC results.

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Culture shock as Canberra's institutions take Hollywood hit

Noel Towell, Clare Colley and Alexandra Back 6:23 PM   Cash stripped from Canberra's cultural attractions will go to pay for Hollywood blockbusters.

Selective and private girls' schools dominate HSC

Inga Ting and Eryk Bagshaw 6:19 PM   Selective and all-girls schools dominated the 2015 HSC, but one learning centre stood above the rest.

HSC results 2015: Honour Roll high achievers

6:19 PM   Search the names of those who achieved Band 6.

The school where being a nerd is cool

Alexandra Smith 6:14 PM   At Menai High School this year's HSC students were encouraged to embrace their inner nerd. In fact, the more nerdy they were, the better.

Priest accused of lying to Royal Commission to 'save' Cardinal George Pell

Jane Lee 6:05 PM   Former housemate has been accused of fabricating evidence about accusations that cardinal tried to bribe a survivor to keep quiet.

Whooping cough outbreak prompts rush on vaccines

Harriet Alexander 5:16 PM   A shortage of stock means only two types of patients will be given access to vaccines.

HSC Results 2015: The wait is over for 70,000 NSW High School students

Eryk Bagshaw 5:02 PM   HSC Results 2015: The wait is over for 70,000 NSW High School students

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Median explained

8:00 PM   Here is a simple explanation of how median scores are derived.

Victorian Coroner blames missile for blowing MH17 out of the sky

Liam Mannix 1:47 PM   Coroner Ian West agrees with Dutch inquest into air tragedy, assures relatives that Australians' bodies were treated with dignity.

Patients to pay up to $62 more for medical tests

Marika Dobbin 1:27 PM   The Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association warns the most ill people will be hit hard by the Turnbull government's $650 million healthcare cut.

HSC results 2015: Find out how your school ranked

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Only in year 10 but already top of the state

Samuel Roberts 12:51 PM   Parunithan Ranganathan moved to Australia less than three years ago but is already top of the state.  

The Parliament House parking lottery

Phillip Thomson 11:55 AM   Just how hard is it to get a park at Parliament House? Very.

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Girl power reigns supreme in HSC

Alexandra Smith 10:53 AM   Girls have topped the state in agriculture, primary industries and automotive studies as well as English and history.

Pay offer as good as it gets: Cash

Noel Towell 10:47 AM   Four thousand public servants at Employment and Environment Departments vote no.

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Just some of the dumb things people said and did in 2015

Tom Cowie 10:38 AM   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.

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Centrelink apologises for web welfare shutdown

Noel Towell 9:29 AM   Centrelink clients around Australia are furious over missing payments.

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High achievers: 40-plus VCE students

8:43 AM   These are Victoria's top students; those who received 40-plus study scores in VCE subjects in 2015. Some received only one 40-plus score in their favourite subject; others received four or five, accumulating a perfect ATAR in the process. Search on schools or students.

'When the shots rang out I knew Tori's life had ended'

Ken Johnson 7:35 AM   On the first anniversary of my son Tori's passing my feelings of great loss have been amplified.

APS cops MYEFO punishment

Noel Towell 7:09 AM   More public service cuts and less funding for cultural institutions is on the economic agenda.

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Turnbull introduces 'co-payment by stealth': doctors

Julia Medew 5:45 AM   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.

Mexico confirms burnt remains are missing Australian surfers

1:22 AM   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.

'Poorly' Cardinal George Pell weighed down with worry over questioning

Jane Lee 11:39 PM   Cardinal's fears about appearing before the royal commission may be contributing to his ill health, his former housemate says.