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Ditching performance reviews backfires: study
Anna Patty 1:07 AM They may be unpopular, but getting rid of performance reviews leads to lower productivity, a study has found.
Magnetic brain stimulation can help treat drug-resistant depression, study finds
Bridie Smith 12:49 AM The once-controversial method of beaming magnetic fields into the frontal areas of the brain to treat depression has been shown to help those with drug-resistant depression.
Greyhound racing ban draconian for those that love their animals
Geoff Slattery 12:28 AM The decision by the NSW government to shut down greyhound racing in NSW shows no understanding of the reality of the way the industry has worked to reform itself, and the love and care the large majority of participants give their animals.
Is standardised testing putting too much pressure on kids?
Kelsey Munro 9:07 PM "School is not for everyone," well-meaning people kept telling Lucy Clark, as her daughter struggled in high school.
Expert urges food companies to stop hiding salt and sugar in favourite meals
Natasha Boddy 12:00 AM That slice of toast, the piece of cheese and even your favourite tomato sauce. It may not taste like it but it's probably laced with hidden sugar or salt. And it could be slowly killing us.
Young mother searches for stability and a visa
Peter Mares 12:15 AM Young mother searches for stability and a visa.
Patients urged to visit GPs
Julia Medew 5:56 PM Doctors are urging people to find a regular GP who they can trust and call on after hours to help stem a rise in unnecessary and costly hospital visits.
What happens when a CSG well is plugged? Not much
Peter Hannam 5:09 PM NSW regulators do not routinely test coal seam gas wells after they have been plugged and abandoned, relying instead on ''technical reports'' by the companies that the wells pose no threat.
Why parents need to be vigilant about tutors
Kelsey Munro 12:15 AM In the past three years, 1849 people have been barred from working with children in NSW. Yet parents rarely check private tutors or their working with children status.
$24 million funding for 'extremist cult' schools
Eryk Bagshaw 3:05 PM "Sharp questions need to be answered" about funding of schools that preach "utter hatred" of the outside world, says Labor.
Jewish space flight historian struggles with rocket science's Nazi history
Andrew Masterson 12:15 AM "It's not like my family used to have, you know, a daily Nazi lesson," said Amy
How we have again put koalas at risk
Peter Hannam NSW is where scientists are especially worried, with proposed changes "likely to greatly increase the amount of deforestation and loss of habitat".
Worried parents swamp hospital emergency departments
Julia Medew and Rania Spooner Parents are swamping emergency departments with children suffering from minor complaints.
'This is an awesome possibility': School community targets Wentworth Park
Eryk Bagshaw, Jacob Saulwick The Ultimo school community - including the Barrett family - says the government has been given "an awesome possibility".
Gastro outbreak at Calvary Hospital as NSW cases spike
Alexandra Back Calvary Hospital has set up an isolation ward as it works to contain a gastro outbreak.
'I'm an Australian CEO ... they won't touch me'
Philip Wen 12:15 AM Jailed for five years in China on what he says was trumped-up charges, Australian businessman Matthew Ng is determined he can rebuild his life and fortune.
Gastroenteritis spike prompts warning
Kate Aubusson Nursing homes, child care centres and hospitals are all affected.
Corporate staff make switch to small business
Anna Patty Kevin Ward is among experienced employees joining a corporate sea change from larger to smaller companies.
Former intelligence officer loses legal battle due to security fears
Henry Belot A former public servant loses legal battle due to national security fears.
Student numbers plummet by 80,000 in NSW VET sector
Eryk Bagshaw and Kelsey Munro Report finds negative perceptions of scandal-plagued sector affects enrolments as thousands of students choose to go to university instead.
Public servants evacuated after threats to government departments
ACT Policing said an unspecified number of government departments were emailed the threats anonymously.
Reject syringes could cause 'public health disaster'
Julia Medew Drug users are rejecting a new batch of syringes in Australia's needle exchange programs, saying they're too blunt and that the tips are snapping off in people's arms.
Blood-borne viruses warning after cosmetic surgery raid
Kate Aubusson Clients of a Sydney woman operating as a cosmetic practitioner have been urged to see their GP.
The loophole that could let paedophiles teach in NSW
Kelsey Munro An unvetted teacher used another's identification to gain employment in a NSW public school. He taught for two days before he was busted.
Family pilgrimage honours "two gun Harry" Dalziel VC
David Ellery Descendants of Private "Harry" Dalziel, the World War I digger who received the 1000th Victoria Cross to be awarded, have travelled to the Australian War Memorial to honour his memory.
How painting a cow could save the lions
Kim Arlington The strategy involves "psychological trickery".
Obese preschoolers' healthcare costs 60% more than healthy-weight children
Julie Power Obese pre-schoolers are two to three times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 per cent higher healthcare costs than healthy-weight children.
Paramedic issued warning after winter uniforms complaint
Kate Aubusson and Harriet Alexander Paramedics who face snowy conditions will get winter uniforms, but the ambo who raised the issue has been warned.
Growing pains for field of epigenetics as some call for overhaul
Carl Zimmer 'We need to get drunk, go home, have a bit of a cry, and then do something about it tomorrow,' one prominent researcher says.
