Health groups warn on Telstra cancer register

Jane Lee   Health consumer groups have questioned whether Telstra will be able to profit from national cancer screening data.

Hunt 'not aware' of political ties

Peter Hannam   The lead author of a consultants' report hailed by Environment Minister Greg Hunt as supporting the government's climate policies is a current member of the Liberal Party and a former candidate for the federal seat of Sydney.

Political intimidation, oppression: today's Cambodia

Lindsay Murdoch   The Turnbull government is attempting to salvage Australia's $55 million Cambodia deal at a time when the country's leader, Hun Sen, has launched the worst crackdown on freedoms in recent memory.

Thirty-eight years of public service, then booted off the pension

Noel Towell   But it's all about fairness, government insists.

Mentally ill refugee 'tried to incinerate herself'

Nicole Hasham   A mentally ill female Iranian refugee at Nauru locked herself in her family's unit and set it alight, her husband says, in an apparent suicide attempt that underscores the ongoing mental harm caused by the Turnbull government's offshore processing regime.

Telstra wins contract to manage cancer records

Mark Kenny   The Turnbull government is pushing ahead with plans to place sensitive medical records under corporate management and will announce on Thursday that Telstra Health - a division of Telstra - has been awarded the contract to manage a new national cancer screening register from next year.

Forget about searching for black holes, they're not there

Peter Martin   The tally of costings released at the end of a campaign almost always adds up and always puts the budget slightly ahead.

Labor candidates break ranks on fossil fuels

Heath Aston   A sitting Labor MP and a Labor candidate on the NSW North Coast have split with their party to back a ban on political donations from miners and all fossil fuel subsidies.

$120,000 reunion charge 'preserve of the rich'

Nicole Hasham   Strict Coalition policies on family reunions have left Australians facing 'mental torture'.

Trouble in paradise: wages cut after rude Facebook post

Marcus Strom   Amid political intrigue she thought she was speaking her mind. Her boss had other ideas.

Johnny Depp mocks 'inbred tomato' Barnaby Joyce

Latika Bourke   Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has told American late-night television that Australia's Deputy Prime Minister looks 'somehow inbred with a tomato.'

AFP accesses phone records after doctor speaks out

Nicole Hasham   The Department of Immigration sought an investigation by the Australian Federal Police which resulted in a whistle-blowing psychiatrist having his phone records accessed, it has emerged.

Battling public service pensioners smashed by $277m

Noel Towell   Poorest pensioners hit with most of the cuts.

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Bali bombing law could be used in shooting death of Australian guard in Baghdad: experts

David Wroe   Any prosecution in the shooting death of an Australian security guard at the Baghdad embassy would likely have to use an untested law.

Shorten avoids stoush with churches

Matthew Knott   Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has moved to avoid an election stoush with the nation's churches by vowing to maintain exemptions for religious organisations from anti-discrimination laws.

Sent-back boat migrants 'jailed in blatant breach of promise'

Nicole Hasham   Right group's claims sharpen focus on bipartisan policy of returning so-called "illegal" boat passengers despite fears over their welfare.

Former Liberal Party treasurer admits he knew of illegal donations

Michael Koziol   The Liberal Party's former federal treasurer, Michael Yabsley, has admitted he knew of illegal donations made through the notorious Free Enterprise Foundation during his tenure.

Hard to see clearly with so much ink

Peter Martin   Attack a squid and it squirts out ink. That could be why we are suddenly awash with reports on negative gearing.

Bomber Beazley gives Shorten thumbs-up

Mark Kenny   Kim Beazley thinks Bill Shorten's decision to take bold risks with policy have put Labor in a stronger position.

Candidates' mixed views on Army-themed ad

Cameron Atfield   Stoush over whether candidate in uniform politicizes ADF.

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Greens pledge $15m to make abortions easier

Cameron Atfield   The Greens have pledged to make it safer, cheaper and easier for women to get abortions.

Contract-winning French sub builder tied up in deadly Malaysian bribery saga

Daniel Flitton, Lindsay Murdoch   French prosecutors say company awarded $50 billion contract for Australian submarines engaged in 'active bribery of foreign public officials' to secure a Malaysian deal that has since spun out into a sordid tale of bribery, blackmail and murder.

Time for the 'real Malcolm'

Mark Kenny   Malcolm Turnbull probably has more in common with Julia Gillard than he would like to acknowledge.

Labor goes retro to appeal to millennials

Cameron Atfield   The Labor Party has taken a distinctly retro approach to appeal to digital-savvy millennials.

Julie Bishop extends sympathy over Maria Strydom killed on Everest

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the death of a young Australian climber on Mt Everest is a tragedy, and travellers must understand the risks they are taking when they try to conquer it.

Mafia adviser's meetings with Malcolm Turnbull, MPs

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker   Slain gangland lawyer and Mafia associate Joe Acquaro spent two decades cultivating and donating to senior Liberal politicians on behalf of alleged crime figures, even having a private meeting with Malcolm Turnbull.

Call for overhaul after MP deductions revealed

David Wroe   The Greens have renewed their calls for an overhaul of federal parliamentary allowances following reports that MPs can claim tax deductions on property expenses in Canberra while getting a tax-free $273-a-night travel allowance.