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NBN boss 'breached caretaker conventions'
Mark Kenny 11:40 AM Ziggy Switkowski was strongly warned his plan would breach the rules. He went ahead anyway.
'Potential for more severe weather'
Peter Hannam 11:14 AM Residents across an arc of eastern Australia stretching from Queensland to Tasmania should be on watch for more potentially severe weather this weekend as another winter storm loom, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Thai police stop heroin post parcels reaching Australia
Ron Corben 10:46 AM Thai police have arrested two men and seized seven kilograms of heroin bound for Australia in parcel post boxes following a joint operation by Australian and Thai investigators.
Anti-gay Islamic preacher leaves Australia
Jane Wardell 8:37 AM A British Islamic scholar who toured Orlando this year and had preached in 2013 that "death is the sentence" for homosexual acts left Australia on Tuesday after the government launched an "urgent" review of his visa because of his comments.
Labor would grab back enviro controls
Peter Hannam 8:24 PM A Shorten government would consider a national environmental protection authority as part of efforts to grab back key conservation controls devolved by the Coalition from Canberra to the states.
'Do not murder our children with this plan'
Eryk Bagshaw 8:05 PM Parents and residents are furious with government plans to redevelop a school in a high fire danger zone.
Grandma forgot my name: help for children close to someone with dementia
Miki Perkins 6:05 PM What's it like for a child when their grandparent forgets their name? A new dementia website for children reflects a growing issue in Australia's ageing population.
Flooding and beach erosion possible as another storm looms
Peter Hannam 4:27 PM NSW may be in for another winter storm bringing heavy rain and a coastal storm surge with another east coast low projected to form off the coast.
'You end up with Adam Goodes': Indigenous public servants speak out against racism
Henry Belot 12:47 PM Indigenous Australians are quitting the public service and questioning their value beyond a diversity target.
Microsoft plans to buy LinkedIn for over $US26b
Anna Patty Microsoft plans to acquire the world's largest professional network, LinkedIn, for $26.2 billion, inclusive of the company's net cash.
RSPCA Queensland looking for a new home for death-row dog, Izzy
Neelima Choahan The Staffordshire bull terrier created legal history when the case to save her from death-row made it to Australia's highest court.
Public servants to Armidale: the missing evidence
Noel Towell Business case for forced relocation of public servants should have been done by now: reports.
Revealed: the $65,000 gender pay gap at the top
Noel Towell ATO data indicates big wage gaps among male and female public servants.
Critically endangered bird likened to Mr Bean could be mounting a comeback
Darren Gray It's a critically endangered native bird that's been likened to the character Mr Bean, because of its looks and somewhat awkward manner.
Lazy, overconfident GenY? It's no competition
Anna Patty As a 26-year-old working in the advertising industry, Rob Webb does not identify with the stereotypes associated with Generation Y and his fellow millennials.
ATO recruits executives to catch cheats
Nassim Khadem The hunt for tax cheats continues with accountants, lawyers and economists being invited to join the ranks of the Australian Taxation Office.
Toddler recovered, man arrested
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 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 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 A new research centre at ANU hopes to put the spotlight on cognitive health.
Major General David Mulhall awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Megan Doherty 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 Do you know how many kilojoules are in that burger, pizza or kebab?
More middle aged women drinking to dangerous levels
Natasha Boddy 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 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.Â
Dissident voice in Parliament still speaking out
Nicole Hasham 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 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
The full list of the 771 recipients of the Queen's Birthday honours 2016.
