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Rising utility prices are a source of concern and outrage for Australian consumers, leading experts to look at ways to keep the system honest.
Perth maternity maintained
West Australian Health Minister Kim Hames has responded to public pressure, and says the maternity unit at Perth’s Bentley Hospital will stay open.
Nutty study nurtures resistance
New research backs up the idea that eating peanut products as a baby can help avoid the risk of allergy.
1 in 3 caught short by childcare switch
ANU research says one in three families will be worse off under the Federal Government's planned changes to child care.
Lawler quits after near-year's leave
Fair Work Commission (FWC) vice-president Michael Lawler has resigned, ending a long-running legal dispute and leaving a big bill for time on leave.
RMIT VE's raise voices
Over three years after their pay agreement expired, vocational education (VE) staff at RMIT University still do not have a new one.
Teachers warn of counselors' reduction
The New South Wales Teachers Federation says the State Government is watering down the qualifications required to be a school counsellor.
Bullying claim to see schools in court
A teenager is suing the Victorian Education Department after alleged homophobic bullying left him suicidal.
Collier calls on parents to teach more
The WA Education Minister wants parents to teach their children more before they start school.
LGA preps for mass induction
With local government elections happening across Queensland this month, the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says it is ready for an influx of new councillors and mayors.
WALGA wants interim heads to stay on
The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) has voted to retain its leadership team at a meeting of the organisation’s State Council this week.
PM's people shoot down pay deal
Staff in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s own department have emphatically rejected the latest enterprise agreement.
NBN builders test better tech
Leaked reports suggest the company building the National Broadband Network has investigated a new kind of fibre-to-the-premises technology.
More broad PS strikes planned
Union workers across areas including Medicare, Centrelink, Child Support, the Tax Office, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Bureau of Statistics are going on strike again.
NT teachers claim Gonski grift
The NT education union has grilled the Government on where $272 million of funding is being spent.
Cable recall crawling along
Progress has been slow for a recall of dodgy electrical cabling installed in thousands of Australian homes.
Push to link MP and PS pay
Tasmania’s public sector union says it would accept a proposed pay rise for politicians, if they support pay rises for government workers.
Dumps destroy western benches
An outback WA council says if residents cannot control their rubbish, they will not get any benches to sit on.
Brisbane's backroom park deal buried
Reports say Brisbane City Council (BCC) signed a multi-million-dollar contract to sell city parkland to major donor to the Liberal National Party.
Locals find female dolphin cliques
Dolphin research has revealed a new social behaviour for the first time.
Constant heart-watch comes closer
Methods for measuring blood pressure have not changed much in the last 100 years, but researchers at Monash University say they are set to revolutionise the scene.