Latest National news
Toddler recovered, man arrested
1:27 AM A man has been arrested in South Australia after he was found with a missing toddler.
Buying counterfeit Medicare cards, no questions asked
Chris Vedelago, Cameron Houston 12:30 AM New digital imaging and printing technology is driving a boom in the manufacture of high-quality counterfeit documents.
When breathing the air causes more harm than smoking
Inga Ting 9:41 PM Air pollution has for the first time become one of the top contributors to strokes worldwide, according to the most detailed study of global risk factors for strokes ever conducted.
ANU's new Centre of Research Excellence in Cognitive Health first of its kind in Australia
Alexandra Back 12:00 AM A new research centre at ANU hopes to put the spotlight on cognitive health.
Major General David Mulhall awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Megan Doherty 12:00 AM Major General David Mulhall is commander joint logistics in the Australian Defence Force.
Most Canberra fast food outlets failing to give customers proper nutrition information
Natasha Boddy 12:00 AM Do you know how many kilojoules are in that burger, pizza or kebab?
More middle aged women drinking to dangerous levels
Natasha Boddy 12:00 AM They are a new generation of problem drinkers as research reveals a rise in the number who drink dangerously.
Worker co-ops the solution to pitfalls of the sharing economy
Anna Patty 12:54 PM Workers are being urged to form co-operatives they collectively own to protect their entitlements and to out-do Uber and Airtasker at their own game.
Why students are turning away from languages
Kelsey Munro Foreign language learning in Australia is in serious decline in the second decade of the so-called Asian Century.
Dissident voice in Parliament still speaking out
Nicole Hasham 12:15 AM When former rebel MP Judi Moylan departed the party room after railing against Liberal policies, less daring colleagues often approached her in solidarity.
Co-inventor our world-famous plastic money gets a gong
Carolyn Webb 12:15 AM The co-inventor of Australia's now world-renowned plastic money gets Queen's Birthday gong
NT minister Nathan Barrett resigns over sex video claims
Peter Munro Nathan Barrett, a married father of three, apologised to his family, constituents and Territorians for "engaging in an inappropriate relationship".
'I knew something was wrong with my baby'
Kate Aubusson By the time Bradley turned two he had lost the ability to speak.
Queen's Birthday Honours 2016: the full list
12:15 AM The full list of the 771 recipients of the Queen's Birthday honours 2016.
Homicide boss among NSW Police recipients of Australian Police Medal
Nick Ralston 12:15 AM Detective Superintendent Michael Willing is the longest serving boss of the NSW Police Force's homicide quad.
Amanda Keller heads list of entertainment figures recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
Andrew Taylor 12:15 AM Amanda Keller predicts outrage, shock and a "medal off" when she reveals her medal of the Order of Australia.
Honours awarded to Australian defence force personnel
David Wroe 12:15 AM When Australian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan went outside the wire in pursuit of a Taliban commander or a weapons cache, they knew someone was watching over them.
The myth of the peer effect on student academic achievement
Cosima Marriner Sending your child to school with smart kids will boost their own performance slightly, but low achievers won't drag them down.
Scientists hope to strike gold in global hunt for dark matter – at the bottom of a Stawell mine
Bridie Smith Scientists hunting for the cosmic glue that holds the universe together are hoping they strike gold in an unlikely place: a mine in the Victorian country town of Stawell.
What's the secret to a successful petition? Being a woman
Beau Donelly Men think they can change the world, but women are more likely to do it.
Hospital patient missing for 8 hours found dead in toilet
Dan Proudman A female patient missing from her ward for nearly eight hours was found dead in a toilet just metres from her bed.
How Sir John Kerr, sacker of the Whitlam government, elaborately avoided paying tax on his memoir of how he did it.
Michael Gordon After the dismissal, Sir John Kerr had more taxing things on his mind, such as avoiding paying tax.
Missing South Australian kids found safe and well
Three young siblings who went missing in South Australia have been found safe and well and police have detained a man for questioning.
Restless nights and zombie days: sleep anxiety is the new zeitgeist
Julie Power To stay awake throughout the day, Kathlin Bain would add crushed caffeine pills to her coffee.
Folk musician was charismatic and brilliant
Dave Swarbrick was a graduate of the intensely socialist British folk scene of the '60s.
'I have never known pain like this'
Julie Power Remember that moment in a shopping centre or a packed footy stadium when you realise the child holding your hand has disappeared?
'Tick the box' suicide risk analysis tool criticised
Harriet Alexander Tool used to predict which patients are at risk may be only slightly better than chance, study finds.
Joyce has no business case to force public servants out of Canberra
Noel Towell Public servants will come around to see the benefits of moving, says Barnaby Joyce.
Did cloud-seeding deepen Tasmania's flood crisis?
Adam Morton Tasmanian government calls for answers over whether state-owned energy company added to this week's devastating floods by cloud-seeding despite warnings brutal weather was hours away.
Public servants told it's Armidale or find new jobs
Noel Towell Canberra can manage with a few hundred less public servants, minister says.
