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Two senior Queensland Department of Education officers have been sacked in the wake of an IT bungle that saw almost 1,000 cases of possible child abuse not reported to police.
Exam stress tips from local expert
A Queensland education researcher says there are things that schools can do to help children deal with exam stress.
Santos rejects big bid
Fossil fuel giant Santos has rejected a $7.1 billion takeover offer from an elite syndicate of Middle East and Asian ruling families.
Foxtel free to take Ten
The ACCC has no big issues with Foxtel’s plan to buy a large chunk of Network Ten.
Pokie exploitation could face court
Law firm Maurice Blackburn says it may launch legal action against poker machines, arguing that they breach consumer law.
Stylish look at state of mind
The human brain is a majestic and mysterious thing, about which we still know very little.
Vic. rate cap tentatively welcomed
The Victorian Government has taken on recommendations from the state’s Essential Services Commission to cap council rates.
Backward views gather under new banner
Australia has a new political party – the Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA).
Truss targeted in equality campaign
A protest is on in Queensland this weekend to get one man to change his mind.
Authorities warn of criminal gaps in public sector
The Crime Commission has warned that young, drug-taking, social-media-savvy public servants are big targets for organised crime.
Government gives minuscule ground in pay talks
The Federal Government has given a small amount of ground in a move it hopes will break the impasse in public sector wage talks.
Denmark re-jig brings pledge for more talk
The Denmark Shire has a new president, after councillors in the southern Western Australian region voted this week.
City of Perth expansion plan seems abandonded
A bill to expand a Perth council to include some major neighbouring assets appears unlikely to go through.
Lomborg left to self-funded scepticism
The Federal Government has ditched a plan to pay $4 million for a climate change research centre headed by Bjorn Lomborg.
Heads roll as WA fights health bill
Hundreds of jobs will be lost at Perth's major hospitals in an attempt to contain rising costs in the government health system.
New research centre to probe broken brains
Australia now houses the world’s only research institute dedicated to dealing with broken brains.
Private trainers pulled apart in ASQA inquiry
A review by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) says two-thirds of the private training providers it audited have serious problems.
State cops want better tech links
A $100 million push for new anti-terrorism facilities has been launched at a summit of police unions in Adelaide.
Local issues get new federal forum
The Federal Government is trialling a new “Constituency Question Time”, which will open up the floor to more questions from both Government and Opposition MPs.
Council carve-up looms in NSW
The New South Wales Government says forced council amalgamations are well and truly on the table, after its recent report found most are not ‘fit for the future’.
Local lasers boost hot knowledge
Australian scientists have produced a laser device that could create a new international standard for temperature.