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Public service ends epic 'Coon cheese' racism struggle
Noel Towell 12:00 AM He said "I just like plain old Coon cheese". He got a five-year legal battle.
Polling opens in Arnhem Land
10:27 PM Bulman, a remote Aboriginal community of about 300 people in the red soils of central Arnhem Land is a long way from Canberra, and at least one voter feels it's out of sight and out of mind of the nation's leaders. But the Australian Electoral Commission has launched its remote polling, and over the next two weeks 38 teams will travel to more than 400 communities around the country that have 10 or more enrolled voters to make sure they can be counted in July 2's federal election.
Bus driver sacked after threatening 'another Columbine'
Noel Towell 12:00 AM 'If ACTION management touch me, this will be another Columbine'.
Doctors warn of growing burden on hospitals ahead of budget
Kate Aubusson 8:02 PM A jump in one category of emergency department admissions has doctors worried.
Zed Seselja criticises Barnaby Joyce over APS Armidale move
Henry Belot 7:56 PM Plan to move public servants to Armidale causes friction in Coalition ranks.
Public service casuals thrown Labor lifeline
Noel Towell 12:00 AM Poorly trained Centrelink casuals adding to customer misery, says Labor.
Government's $230 million bid to fight cyber crime will fail without specialists, industry warns
Henry Belot 12:00 AM Cyber security professionals could pose a recruitment headache.
Claims Korean staff underpaid $108k
Anna Patty 6:16 PM A Sydney fast-food outlet allegedly fabricated employment records and underpaid 11 Korean workers more than $108,000.
Could you beat the Class of '67?
Eryk Bagshaw 3:17 PM The very first students to sit the HSC had no calculators. Can you answer the questions they faced?
'It's real cowboy territory'
Kate Aubusson 1:29 PM Consumer watchdog cracks down as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein are found in vaping products.
Rye Hunt's loved ones bring his remains home to Tasmania
10:20 AM The ashes of Australian man Rye Hunt have been brought to Tasmania after he was cremated in Brazil.
'Narcissistic' surgeons charge cancer patients exorbitant fees
Kate Aubusson 9:59 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.
NAB customer 'felt violated'
Esther Han 5:00 AM A major bank is being tipped off when disloyal customers approach its rivals seeking loans.
Parents' 'risky' drinking encourages teens
Miki Perkins 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 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.
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.
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.
