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Barnaby Joyce warns live cattle exporters after Vietnam abuse revealed
8:41 PM Distressing footage appearing to show Australian cattle being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam has sparked renewed calls to ban live cattle exports.
Labor pledges $1.2b for science
Peter Hannam 6:40 PM A Shorten government would spend an additional $1.2 billion over four years on science and research to restore part of the $3 billion taken out by the Abbott-Turnbull governments, says Kim Carr, the opposition's science spokesman.
Counting the cost major storm events before they happen
Peter Hannam 12:15 AM As coastal councils brace for another hammering of their beaches over the weekend, new research methods are emerging that could help local communities assess the threats from beach erosion.
Australian cattle 'killed with sledgehammers' in Vietnam
Chloe Booker 2:37 PM Distressing footage appearing to show Australian cattle being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam has sparked renewed calls to ban live cattle exports.
Canberra eateries' worst-ever hygiene result
Markus Mannheim 11:55 AM Three in 10 of the premises tested failed health inspections last year.
'It didn't work': The program that put more people in hospital
Kate Aubusson 10:33 AM It was supposed to keep people out of hospital. It didn't quite work out that way.
Eats: Starting from scratch; va-va-voom in Brighton
Sally Webb and Annabel Ross 8:30 AM EATS JUNE 11
Drugs aren't working for our economy
Michael Heath 8:16 AM Futile attempts to regulate the sale of codeine-based painkillers illustrate the wider impasse on structural reforms putting a brake on growth.
TAFE: enrolment system dumped
Eryk Bagshaw The NSW government had dumped part of a $531 million enrolment system from the state's TAFE network after years of chaos and budget blowouts.
'Billions of tax dollars being squandered'
Kelsey Munro Private vocational courses cost taxpayers seven times as much as TAFE, new analysis finds.
Medibank's secret changes to boost profits
Esther Han 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 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.Â
'We don't know how we'll cope through winter'
Kate Aubusson A Sydney hospital in 'crisis mode' will get just $1 million in next week's state budget.
A good eye and a little bit of luck
April Dudgeon Willie Phua's philosophy is simple: "Get the best picture possible, stay away from danger, and have a lot of luck."
Labor's plan for a female-friendly public service
Noel Towell 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 Federal Labor would pump millions of dollars into the National Library of Australia if elected.
Canberrans want 3am last drinks: alcohol poll
Natasha Boddy 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 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 Australia's high rates of antibiotics misuse risk sending us back to the dark ages of medicine.
Rosie Batty blasts Family Court
Rachel Browne 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 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 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 WHO says the Olympics should roll on despite Zika, but there is less consensus than appears.
NBN boss 'breached caretaker conventions'
Mark Kenny Ziggy Switkowski was strongly warned his plan would breach the rules. He went ahead anyway.
'Potential for more severe weather'
Peter Hannam 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.