AFP helps death penalty nations, while Australia campaigns for end to death penalty as part of UN bid

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Australia continues to assist in international prosecutions where the death penalty is an option, while underpinning its bid for a seat on the United Nation's Human Rights Council with a call to abolish capital punishment worldwide.

Address vaccination concerns to keep immunisation rates up

Doctors and the medical community need to take vaccination hesitancy seriously, or risk seeing immunisation rates fall, researchers have found.

'Not reasonable or fair' Ombudsman slams Centrelink's robo-debt scheme

Centrelink's demands on former welfare recipients targeted by its "robo-debt" program were neither "reasonable" nor 'fair", the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found.

'They say it's rare, but the mortality numbers aren't rare'

When Ann Maree Mulders woke up still feeling unwell, she didn't know 11 centimetres was about to change her life.

How DFAT tackled its male culture, room by room

When naming the rooms in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade building, its chiefs had a great idea - honour the many distinguished diplomats and public servants who had dedicated their lives to bettering Australia. 

Border Force spends $18,000 on water bottles, pens for 'branding'

Branding, it seems, is important - even when it comes to "on-water matters".

Biggest maritime operation since WWII to deter US resettle option

Australia has deployed its largest maritime surveillance operation since World War II, as the Turnbull Government seeks to deter people smugglers from taking advantage of its "one-off" refugee resettlement deal with the United States.

Jo-Ann Miller keeps heat on Palaszczuk government

Innovation minister forced to defend job spending.

Qld must commit to anti-HIV trials: AIDS Council

Queensland needs to join trials to help stop new HIV transmissions in the next four years, the state's AIDS Council has urged, with New South Wales and Victoria both embarking on PrEP trials.