Stephen Gageler to replace Susan Kiefel as High Court chief justice
Justice Gageler, the most senior justice after Chief Justice Kiefel, will assume her role when the incumbent retires in November.
Why a group of Australian psychologists urgently wrote to the health minister about mums like Rachel
Psychologists say struggling new parents are abandoning treatment as they run out of cheaper sessions. The government is being urged to up the number of subsidised sessions to 40.
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analysis:Will the new corruption body learn the lessons of the botched Robodebt investigation?
Finally a reality, the National Anti-Corruption Commission must now prove its worth. And that will be a test not of its design, nor of its powers. It will be a test of leadership, writes Linton Besser.
$132k in 43 hours 'raised' in fines during trial of new police cameras
In a trial lasting just 43 hours, Tasmania's new mobile phone detection cameras captured people breaking the law at a rate of one infringement every 7.6 minutes.
University staff urged to come forward with experiences of sexual harassment and assault
There are fears the university sector's highly casualised workforce is preventing people from reporting experiences of sexual violence at work.
How Peter Dutton's policing career led to 'siege mentality' approach to parenting
The opposition leader says many of the traumatic scenes he witnessed during his time in the Queensland police force have stayed with him, as they do for many current and former officers.
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analysis:Turning Japanese: Why China could be heading for a fall
For much of the past 15 years, China has been developing a weapon that now has become increasingly unstable and that threatens to detonate from within, writes business editor Ian Verrender.
Plea to eradicate highly flammable invasive weed in Litchfield National Park 'before someone gets hurt'
Rangers say a bushfire that caused significant environmental damage at the major NT national park was not fuelled by gamba grass. But the local tourism body fears the weed's spread could cause more dangerous bushfires.
'False sense of security': Shark nets return to NSW beaches amid calls for program to be scrapped
Shark nets will return to New South Wales waters next month despite calls to scrap the program, with the state government claiming replacement technology is not good enough yet.
Multi-million dollar mental health unit moves to 'whole of person' recovery model, less led by psychiatry
A multi-million dollar mental health unit, focusing on a holistic recovery approach, officially opens at the Joondalup Health Campus.
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National implications flagged in review into 'heartbreaking' SA cochlear implant bungle
A review which found long-standing systemic problems with the cochlear implant program at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital has flagged there could be national implications for how audiology services are run.
Controversial redevelopment to unlock hundreds of social and affordable homes near Sydney CBD
The redevelopment plans in Sydney's Waterloo Estate will now see nearly 500 extra social and affordable homes to address a "huge backlog".
AGL to keep Loy Yang power station operational until 2035, Qantas hit with class action, ASX closes down — as it happened
Westpac and BlueScope post their earnings at the start of another reporting-season week, AGL is set to keep Loy Yang open until mid-2035, and Qantas is hit with a class action. Look back on today's business and financial news with our blog.
Does Canberra need more politicians?
The Australian Labor Party has committed to boosting the number of senators from the ACT and the Northern Territory. But do we actually need more politicians?
Australia, US and Japan plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea
Three aircraft and helicopter carriers will sail together in a show of force coming shortly after Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons against Philippine vessels in the contested waterway, where disputes have long been regarded as a potential flashpoint.
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