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A band of Indigenous organisations wants a different royal commission.
Gaps and blips abound in WA review
Government agencies that do not disclose financial information are undermining...
Rainbow road may rise again
The City of Sydney could get its rainbow crossing back.
Pickard wants pledges kept
Troy Pickard wants local government bodies across the country to keep up pressure on the newly-reformed Federal Government.
Detention gag challenged
Australian doctors say they will not be scared into covering up child abuse.
Advocates demand expansive inquiry
The Prime Minister will today table draft terms for the royal commission...
Dementia's good effects
Scientists have identified positive changes that occur after a person has been diagnosed with dementia.
WEHI opens wondrous animations
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is creating a free online database of more than 100 scientifically-accurate 3D biomedical animations.
Drought stress sensors detected
Australian experts have found out how plants like rice and wheat can sense and respond to extreme drought stress.
Lake levels pushed down Darling
Water will be released from the Menindee Lakes to the parched lower Darling River on Thursday.
Friendlier fracking on the way
Industrial researchers at CRCMining say they have come up with a safer alternative than gas fracking.
Little Ice Age shows new carbon link
Australian scientists have proved that a warming Earth holds less carbon dioxide.
Waste dump planner slammed
Environmentalists have questioned the independence of a key figure in SA’s nuclear waste dump plan.
TasWater councils could take less
Councils should give up more revenue from TasWater, according to...
Sewage spill from unpaid bills
Sewage has flooded a WA Indigenous community whose future was already “being considered”.
Small town sips cannabis contamination
Water supplies in one US town have been tainted with THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
Musk's trucks to mark new age
The future could run on electric autonomous trucks, according to Elon Musk.
Small business switches assessed
Labor’s shadow ministry is keeping small businees as a high priority.
Fake papers produced in WA
WorkSafe WA says it will not be fooled, after discovering a falsified High-Risk Work Licence.
Sun-power circumnavigation success
Solar Impulse has landed in Abu Dhabi, becoming the first aircraft to travel around the world without expending a drop of fuel.
$2 million to quash quad-bike injuries
One of Australia’s most dangerous vehicles can be made safer.