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Perth’s newest village - White Gum Valley - will soon generate and sell its own electricity from a precinct of solar homes.
Study shows diabetic cell success
In an exciting breakthrough for diabetics, researchers have created insulin-making pancreas cells in a dish.
Victoria digs into open safety
A new research project has been launched to make open-cut mining safer.
Palmer's plays laid bare
Administrators say Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel made “significant” uncommercial transactions for the benefit of its directors before it collapsed.
Docs want head knock inquiry
The English Football Association wants an investigation into links between former players and dementia.
Students unguarded by short staffing
Health unions say staff cuts are putting medical students at risk.
WA minister in road trade probe
The WA Transport Minister could be dragged into an ASIC investigation of suspicious share trading.
Rocket return marks new era
History has been made for autonomous vehicles and space travel.
Drone ships and robo-trucks tested
The US military has experimented with its new self-driving warship.
Airport contractors say money missing
Sub-contractors who worked on expanding the Perth Airport say they have been left short by the problem-plagued project.
Key cable could be back by June
Executives have reassured Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman that the Basslink power cable will be repaired in June.
WA takes up power cuts
The WA Government is taking on the recommendations of a wide-ranging review into its power system.
Local busts into battery game
A new company is entering the Australia’s home solar storage market.
Ethics issues at cutting-edge
The ethical debate about human genetic engineering has increased in pitch, with the publication of a new human embryo–editing paper.
Gas talk planned on inactive backdrop
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is making a big speech on resources and LNG today.
Allity accused of enrolled reduction
Aged care provider Allity has reportedly sacked dozens of 30 enrolled nurses from its Morphettville and Walkerville sites in South Australia.
Sugar addiction study gives sweet results
Researchers have reported some success in experiments treating sugar dependence like drug abuse.
Equality needed to ease surgery burden
Rich nations need to work collaboratively with low- and middle-income countries to boost access to safe and affordable surgery for the world's poor, experts say.
Chip-scale light control coming
Australian engineers have created a new chip for the manipulation of light on the nano scale.
Turnbull takes aim at safe truck talks
A watchdog for safe pay in the transport industry has been dealt a big blow, with a warning from the top that it could be scrapped.
Tassie makes short bid for school money
Tasmania's submission to a federal inquiry on school funding has been criticised as inadequate by the education union.