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Tests are looking positive for a new drug to treat a form of childhood blindness.

A team of researchers across Australian universities say the proposed $7 GP co-payment would have a profound effect on hospital emergency departments.

The next version of the carbon tax repeal bill will include big fines for energy companies that do not pass savings on to customers.

The operator of the UK’s electricity grid says environmental rules will force the closure of almost all its coal-fired power plants by 2023.

The Federal Government has officially launched its Restart programme, designed to help more mature-aged job-seekers into the workforce.

An energy-saving app has been built from datasets released for GovHack – a national programming competition.

The Health Department has launched a national clinical information system to enhance organ and tissue donation processes in Australian hospitals.

The new head of the Australian Workers’' Union is moving away from the plans laid by his predecessor, and pushing for better protection of some domestic resources.

Accusations of industrial blackmail and illegal conduct have come to light in recent sittings of the royal commission into trade unions.

Everyday Australians are driving down demand for electricity at a fairly high rate, as rooftop solar and energy-efficient devices take hold. 

A Fair Work finding has shown the importance of big businesses looking after their employees’ mental health as much as their physical safety.

Many patients still wait up to two years for treatment, but the Queensland Health Minister says the state’s dental waiting list is the best it has been in years.

This week is National Diabetes Week, and this year’s campaign will focus on awareness and prevention of type 2 diabetes.

Commonwealth Bank will conduct an inquiry into the misconduct of its own financial advisers.

The planning group for the upcoming Y20 youth summit has unveiled its priorities for this weekend’s gathering in Sydney.

A new spy base in Western Australian will boost the real-time communications for military operations of the United States.

ASIC has launched an app to help small business owners keep on top of their obligations.

The Finance Minister has announced three new figures will stand as part-time members of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

The ACCC and ASIC have launched a new version of ‘Debt collection guideline: for collectors and creditors’.

Clearly, young children learn a lot from their older siblings, but new research has revealed some of the ways that sibling-teachers ply their pedagogy.