Can we still use the $470 million census?
The 2016 census program will cost Australian taxpayers around $470 million over five years.
The 2016 census program will cost Australian taxpayers around $470 million over five years.
Patients were left waiting up to an hour for emergency care when demand for ambulances suddenly peaked.
Bureaucrats are also being promoted far more slowly than they were a decade ago.
Donna Loughran knows the challenges facing her students better than most.
The controversial use of chaperones to oversee doctors accused of serious misconduct, including sexual offences, is being reviewed by the Medical Board of Australia.
The census website was shut down after being attacked by foreign hackers, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.
An annual survey of admitted patients in NSW has indicated "clear areas for improvement".
As the Bureau of Statistics apologised for an "outage" in the online operation of the Census, an expert in large-scale computer operations says they should have expected it to happen.
Australians might have been pulling their hair out in frustration as they tried to fill out the census on Tuesday night, but their Prime Minister had no such difficulty.
People trying to complete the census online have been met with error messages and told the system is "overloaded".
Six Fairfax Media journalists have been named as finalists in this year's Lowy Institute Media Award.
Nearly 50 doctors accused of violating sexual boundaries are working under a controversial chaperone system that allegedly failed three patients last year.
Education Directorate, Health and Justice were the biggest spenders on ACT Government credit cards in 2015.
The nation's biggest survey is tonight. Are you ready to join more than 1 million people who have already completed the census?
The nation's first digital census day is finally here, but privacy concerns and fears of an internet meltdown are still in full swing.
Gaming can boost students' school performance and should be incorporated into classroom activities.
There are 16 people in Australia who were born in Antarctica, according to the last census.
The National Museum of Australia is acquiring a historic Bedford truck.
People with disability may be put at risk by a move to radically cut the conditions of their support workers.
UTS has joined forces with special effects company Animal Logic to offer a new postgraduate degree in animation and visual effects, in a joint venture pitched at making Australia a leader in the burgeoning virtual reality industry.
Even babies born a second before midnight will be counted in Tuesday's census.
Boris Joy was one of just three bungy jump masters recorded in the last Census. Who else is in a league of their own?
Oil giant BP has its sights on drilling within a commonwealth marine reserve.
While the current land clearing laws are clearly failing in NSW it's far from clear their repeal will make things any better.
Just two of the busload of UNSW college students who sang a sexist chant which referred to "banging" women every hour, have been disciplined.
The outbreak has rocked the industry and cut profits, Australia's biggest melon grower says.
In December last year, a mysterious punter walked into a Sydney TAB and asked for around $10,000 in cash to be placed into the TAB account belonging to a Victorian woman.
The Australian's Bill Leak, who has drawn flak over a cartoon he drew that has been widely condemned as racist, has described his critics as "tantrum-throwers" who are "sanctimonious Tweety Birds".
IVF clinics have been caught out offering flat payments to egg and sperm donors, which could constitute an illegal inducement.
Employees at TAB gaming outlets are breaching anti-money laundering controls by allowing controversial punters to place bets, collect winnings or shift funds through middle men and third-party betting accounts.
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.