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'Billions of tax dollars being squandered'
Kelsey Munro 2:27 PM Private vocational courses cost taxpayers seven times as much as TAFE, new analysis finds.
Medibank's secret changes to boost profits
Esther Han 11:14 AM Medibank has been accused of failing to disclose policy changes to members in a bid to boost profits ahead of its privatisation.
Threats and spin will not deter us from reporting on Unaoil
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, Michael Bachelard 10:57 AM Over the past few months, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice, the UK Serious Fraud Office and the Australian Federal Police have been running a major international corruption probe into Monaco company, Unaoil.
Labor's plan for a female-friendly public service
Noel Towell 7:04 AM Careers will be on the line if public service diversity targets aren't met, says Labor.
Federal election 2016: Labor promises to restore Trove funding if elected
Henry Belot 9:32 PM Federal Labor would pump millions of dollars into the National Library of Australia if elected.
Canberrans want 3am last drinks: alcohol poll
Natasha Boddy 12:00 AM Most Canberrans want 3am last drinks for bars, clubs and pubs, and many feel more threatened in the city by drunks than people high on drugs.
Teacher withdrew $1.9 million in cash, court told
Eryk Bagshaw 7:22 PM Teacher was a relative of the college's owner and told the court she could not remember where the money came from.
Superbugs could send us back to 'dark ages'
Kate Aubusson 12:15 AM Australia's high rates of antibiotics misuse risk sending us back to the dark ages of medicine.
Rosie Batty blasts Family Court
Rachel Browne 6:31 PM Domestic violence campaigner says "comprehensive training is crucial" for judges and magistrates.
Needle assault accused anti-vaxxer sells 'ancient oil' to fund defence
Simon Hendery 6:14 PM An anti-vaccination campaigner accused of assaulting a man with a needle has been offering to sell "ancient magnesium oil" to fund his defence against the charge.
Male CEOs with daughters more likely to back women for top roles
Beau Donelly 5:30 PM Male chief executives are "sitting on the fence" when it comes to championing gender diversity in their companies, research shows.
'Poisonous' gag clause in WHO's Olympics talks
Harriet Alexander 5:19 PM WHO says the Olympics should roll on despite Zika, but there is less consensus than appears.
NBN boss 'breached caretaker conventions'
Mark Kenny 5:11 PM Ziggy Switkowski was strongly warned his plan would breach the rules. He went ahead anyway.
'Potential for more severe weather'
Peter Hannam 4:24 PM 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.
'A casualised, unstable world of work'
Kelsey Munro Young people have it a lot tougher than their parents' generation, new study shows.
'Journalists are not monsters': Defence told to drop 'shut-up or shut-out' media strategy
Henry Belot "Defence shares the secrecy habit with everybody else in official Canberra", think-tank says.
Thai police stop heroin post parcels reaching Australia
Ron Corben 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
