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It’s a standard stereotype – long-term couples break up an are embroiled for years in bitter battles over houses and property, but new data says this may be a myth.
Secular schooling supported by better lines
Victoria has excommunicated religion from its schools, banning church groups from holding prayer meetings, handing out sacred texts or other on-campus expanding of the flock.
Piracy, spying and the rights of providers
Concern is coming from several directions over possible changes to Australian internet law.
Legal figures feeling unclear on Carmody
A Queensland Court of Appeal judge has attacked the new Chief Justice in an email to former classmates.
Talks in Tassie cover assets sales, return of Labor
The Tasmanian Opposition says it must rebuild after its decimation in the March election, if it is to go in to bat for public servants.
Delays in drive to re-draw Perth
The West Australian Local Government Advisory Board has explained some of the delays in the re-structure of Perth councils.
Electoral reforms locked-up in office, VLGA says
The Victorian Local Government Association wants to know the result of inquiries into local government elections.
New ideas needed as old money declines
Queensland councils must diversify to generate growth, according to research and the state’s Premier.
Fee free weekend as city staff make a point
Newcastle Council employees are continuing their industrial action against threats to jobs and services.
Needs seen for Territory of tomorrow
Researchers have peered into the future of the Northern Territory, mapping population growth to indentify the emerging issues of tomorrow.
Deep digging for union details piled on public sector
There are concerns this week that the Royal Commission into unions is heaping more work onto public servants.
Leaks continue as Government's gag bagged
The media has been banned from reporting on a case that the fugitive Julian Assange calls “an embarrassing corruption scandal involving the Australian government”.
Fibre-optic eyes spy more space than ever
A new device is giving Australian researchers a 'Google street view' of galaxies.
Ice-boss prized for cool science findings
An Australian researcher has been awarded for years of freezing toil in Antarctic studies.
Scientific teeth to bite at fluoride fears
As fears about water fluoridation continue in several Australian regions, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) says it will end the debate once and for all.
Big blow-hole could mean methane rising
A second massive hole in the earth has opened up in Siberia, which some say marks a tipping point in carbon-driven climate shifts.
Coal cooling as green commodities soar
Just days after the Federal Government’s approval of a massive new coal mine, it looks like rough times ahead for the classic source of fuel.
Universal basics begin to show in atom-smashing
Data from proton-collision experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may show a Higgs boson particle being tossed around like a ball between two other particles.
Small town spills could bring flow-on damage
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is investigating potential groundwater contamination from a fire-fighting chemical it used for over thirty years.
Scientific roots of water plan questioned
The South Australian Government has introduced a water licensing policy years in the making, but some forestry bodies have taken shots at it already.
Dozens die to feed Japanese need for whales
Japan has completed its second whale-hunting campaign since the United Nations trashed its “scientific” excuse.