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Parents' "risky" drinking encourages teens
Miki Perkins 11:40 PM Charlotte, 13, has no interest in drinking. But her mum Emma knows this might change, and tries to be a good role model.
Make maths and science compulsory: PM
Eryk Bagshaw 11:26 PM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for maths and science to be made compulsory for all students finishing high school to arrest a steep decline in Australia's standards across both subject areas.
'Narcissistic' surgeons charge cancer patients exorbitant fees
Kate Aubusson 12:15 AM Cancer patients are being charged exorbitant out-of-pocket costs for "flashy" surgeries by surgeons who don't disclose the full financial burden or equally effective alternatives in the public system, cancer experts say.
Could you beat the Class of '67?
Eryk Bagshaw 5:14 PM The very first students to sit the HSC had no calculators. Can you answer the questions they faced?
Junior Rugby clubs forfeit games as fears deepen for player safety
Eamonn Duff Teams are refusing to show up for matches because of the perceived risk that awaits their young sides.
The hardest schools to get into in Sydney
Catherine Armitage Two out of three students who competed for a Year 7 place at a selective high school this year missed out, Department of Education figures suggest.
'It's not just a free-for-all playtime'
Kelsey Munro For Randwick mum Emilie Capes, sending her two- and three-year-old to preschool is a crucial investment.
'For me, the door is shut now'
Harriet Alexander Geraldine Hewitt searched for her anonymous sperm donor father, until a phone call changed everything.
A bone breaks every 3.4 minutes in Australia: report
Kate Aubusson Online tool to predict your risk launched as osteoporosis rate rises in Australia.
Rye Hunt's sister bids goodbye to brother, welcomes son home
Neelima Choahan With a gap of nearly seven years between them, Romany Brodribb always considered her younger brother, Rye Hunt, her baby.
'No leadership and no commitment'
Peter Hannam It's the one issue on which NSW is being outpaced by almost every other state.
Barnaby Joyce warns live cattle exporters after Vietnam abuse revealed
Distressing footage appearing to show Australian cattle being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam has sparked renewed calls to ban live cattle exports.
Beefed up action figures warping boys' body image
Cosima Marriner Muscly body ideals are being inculcated early in life with kids preferring to play with bulked-up versions of their superheroes.
Labor pledges $1.2b for science
Peter Hannam 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.
Textiles and Design
Jackie Breden 12:00 AM By now you should be working steadily on your Major Textiles.
Australian cattle 'killed with sledgehammers' in Vietnam
Chloe Booker Distressing footage appearing to show Australian cattle being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam has sparked renewed calls to ban live cattle exports.
Male sex workers call for respect, understanding
Clare Kermond When Cameron Cox came out to his gay friends, letting them know he was a sex worker, about half turned their backs on him: "that was it, I was socially beyond the pale".
Canberra eateries' worst-ever hygiene result
Markus Mannheim 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 It was supposed to keep people out of hospital. It didn't quite work out that way.
Drugs aren't working for our economy
Michael Heath 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.
