NBN stips information from web telling Australians which type of broadband they will get

Website now only says when the NBN is expected to be available, not which technology will be rolled out to your street.

Scientist whose miracle made a paraplegic walk again named Australian of the Year

Alan Mackay-Sim helped achieve a feat described as "more impressive than man walking on the moon".

'Irresponsible in the extreme': PM defends publicising secret cyber briefings

Labor accuses the PM of putting political gain ahead of national security via a newspaper story.

Universities Australia warns against radical reform

The peak body representing Australian universities has urged the Turnbull government not to pursue a "dramatic overhaul" of the nation's higher education system because only minor changes are needed.

The family battle that shaped new Health Minister Greg Hunt

The last time Greg Hunt saw his mother before she died, she was in a mental health institution.

PM mulls cabinet secretary role while considering Sinodinos for health job

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could wait until Wednesday to reveal the shape of his rejigged cabinet as he weighs up whether to return the post of cabinet secretary to an unelected member of the government.

Shorten throws support behind federal ICAC following Ley scandal

Federal Parliament is set to conduct its first comprehensive investigation into the case for a national anti-corruption watchdog after Opposition Leader Bill Shorten threw his support behind an inquiry.

There's one more Abbott indulgence Turnbull should scrap

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Since he came to power Malcolm Turnbull has been slowly unwinding some of Tony Abbott's pet projects.

'Completely untenable': Ley's colleagues say her ministerial career is over

Colleagues of embattled Health Minister Sussan Ley say her position has become "completely untenable" and do not expect her to resume her place in the ministry despite her insistence she will soon return to her ministerial duties.