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Disgusting practices at youth detention centres have been revealed.
Second satellite to take flight soon
NBN says it will launch a second satellite for rural and regional internet access in October.
Telstra wants to keep universal deal
Every Australian should be guaranteed access to a phone, Telstra says.
High rates show unhealthy gaps
A new report says the high rate of hospitalisation for treatable conditions in some areas shows Australia’s health system is failing many.
SA solar plan could expand
South Australia might lose its title as the state with the most expensive electricity.
Big data to guide lives on welfare
The Federal Government wants to use high-tech data analysis to cut the number of people on welfare.
NHMRC looks at gender selection
A National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) review panel is looking at letting parents use IVF to choose the gender of their child.
Unions rail on coal workers' cut
Unions say a scary precedent has been set by a FWC ruling involving Collie's Griffin Coal Mine workers.
Risks rise for low iron mums
A third of pregnant women have iron deficiency, according to new research.
DNA test to predict transplant failure
A new technique developed in Australia could help predict the likelihood of kidney transplant rejection.
Skills Minister pledges no TAFEs to close
Report reveals Kalgoorlie chaos
WA’s Education Department has released a damning review after a horror semester at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School.
Little remains from gas implosion
Governments have almost nothing to show from $200 billion worth of gas investment...
Mental map hits new definition
A new study has identified nearly 100 previously unknown parts of the brain.
NT council takes big steps on breastfeeding
The Darwin council of Palmerston has voted in favour of putting “breastfeeding friendly” stickers and signs up in the local library and other government spaces.
Minister wants council squabbles cut
Tasmania’s Local Government Minister has stern words for warring councillors.
Anti-mosque movement angry at approval
Opponents to a new mosque have called a local council “traitors” for approving it.
ACT gag bill slammed
Public servants in the ACT have been banned from criticising the government, and will have to dob in colleagues that.
Menindee release to flood Darling
The NSW DPI will soon release water to the parched lower Darling River.
Rain falls for struggling irrigators
Recent rain has seen water allocations boosted from 36 per cent to 52 per cent for South Australia's River Murray irrigators.
Vic. locals buy mine water
The Victorian Environmental Water Holder has spent $143,000 buying 5,000 megalitres of water for use in the Wimmera and Glenelg waterways.