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A program aimed at getting girls into STEM is coming to Australia.
Union slams school-funding plans
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has launched a war of words over the Federal Government’s latest education plan.
Dick Smith director opens fire
A former Dick Smith director has unleashed on the banks and the company’s chief executive.
Vote changes tested this weekend
Clover Moore will see the effect of controversial changes to voting rules ...
Palaszczuk pledges prison shift
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says 17-year-olds will be moved from adult prisons within a year.
Barnett's new pick questioned
WA’s Opposition has made claims of nepotism after the Government made a new appointment.
Vital student scheme sustained
More funding has been provided for a program that gives students a visceral look at the risks of drink driving.
Porsche mad at NT safety push
Luxury car-maker Porsche says the Northern Territory Government is running a “nanny state” after open speed limits were partly removed.
LNP equality unlikely
John Howard says the Liberal Party is unlikely to reach equal gender representation in Parliament, because women are busy caring.
Heads reflect on stymied pay talks
Some Australian Public Sector leaders are sick of negotiating at a snail’s pace.
Carbon cracks silicon ceiling
For the first time ever, carbon nanotube transistors have outperformed traditional silicon ones.
Yarra river revival underway
The Victorian Government hopes a unified front will help clean the famously brown Yarra River.
Over-diagnosis stokes thyroid rise
Researchers say doctors are over diagnosing the most common thyroid cancer, creating an artificial epidemic
Anti-bacterial ban handed down
The US has banned dangerous and ineffective chemicals in antibacterial hand soap.
Big bill for deactivated desal
Sydney Water customers pay $194 million a year to a private firm for a desalination plant that does not work.
Reef crash pored over in court
The Government is seeking $120 million in compensation after a coal ship slammed into the Great Barrier Reef.
ACF's Carmichael claim fails
The Federal Court has dismissed a legal case against the Carmichael coal mine, while the QLD government has voted to back it even further.
Twins help decode brain DNA
Australian researchers have found strong genetic influences on the structure of the brain.
Samsung fires up burning recall
Samsung Australia is recalling over 50,000 of its Galaxy Note7 smartphones on reports some phones had exploded while charging.
Defence abuse deserves commission
Nick Xenophon says a royal commission is needed to tackle “systemic abuse” ...
Inpex approaching operations
The $US37 billion Inpex natural gas project is now in its final construction phase.