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'Wrong signals': ATAR 'is fuelling science brain drain'
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'Wrong signals': ATAR 'is fuelling science brain drain'

Schools and universities need to overhaul entrance tests to attract students, according to chief scientist Alan Finkel.

  • by Michael Koziol
Government subsidises two $5000/month breast cancer drugs
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Health

Government subsidises two $5000/month breast cancer drugs

  • by Latika Bourke
Parents of Chinatown bashing victim say they live to see killer punished
Courts

Parents of Chinatown bashing victim say they live to see killer punished

  • by Adam Cooper
Government departments' travel bill nears $600 million
Public service

Government departments' travel bill nears $600 million

  • by Doug Dingwall
Boy saved by snorkel after being buried alive on beach
Adelaide

Boy saved by snorkel after being buried alive on beach

Healthcare

Whistleblower sued by NDIS provider LiveBetter after allegations aired
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Healthcare

Whistleblower sued by NDIS provider LiveBetter after allegations aired

A whistleblower who allegedly spoke out about the care of disabled clients of NDIS provider LiveBetter is now being sued by his former employer.

  • by Maani Truu & Natassia Chrysanthos
Grandfather forced to undergo ECT before 'preventable' death
Courts

Grandfather forced to undergo ECT before 'preventable' death

A coroner has criticised a decision to force electroconvulsive therapy on Gerard Helliar, after hundreds of previous attempts were largely unsuccessful.

  • by Aisha Dow
Report reveals the worst towns for smoking in pregnancy
Health

Report reveals the worst towns for smoking in pregnancy

  • by Felicity Caldwell
'I'd probably be dead': Kirsty's decision at doctor's surgery saved her life
Healthcare

'I'd probably be dead': Kirsty's decision at doctor's surgery saved her life

  • by Pallavi Singhal
Breakthrough in quest to cure the incurable cancer that strikes kids
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Research

Breakthrough in quest to cure the incurable cancer that strikes kids

  • by Aisha Dow
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Two teenagers arrested after hit-run crash which killed young couple
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Crime

Two teenagers arrested after hit-run crash which killed young couple

  • by Anthony Colangelo
Victoria

Couple dies in horror Melbourne crash

Fire

Guy demands IBAC inquiry into Andrews and Marshall

  • by Noel Towell

Queensland

Dozens of Brisbane homes locked down after man makes threats
Emergency services

Dozens of Brisbane homes locked down after man makes threats

  • by Toby Crockford
Travel

Meet the Whiteheads: king and queen of Brisbane's cruise ship empire

  • by Tony Moore
Crime

Alleged shooter in Petrie killing charged, as tributes flow for slain man

  • by Toby Crockford & Jorge Branco

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The haunting happenings at Old Parliament House

Obituaries

Charles Ryan: Customs executive who helped Canberra's needy

  • by Roger Henning
ACT

The secrets of Old Parliament House revealed

  • by Tim the Yowie Man

Western Australia

Old Perth cemetery with 'potentially hundreds' of human remains to be redeveloped into community hub
Local government

Old Perth cemetery with 'potentially hundreds' of human remains to be redeveloped into community hub

Missing person

Police find missing Perth man

Roads

Three-month-old boy killed in horror overnight crash

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