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An Australian economist says the federal budget crisis does not actually exist, but has been made up to sell broad government cuts.

Amnesty International has slammed the secrecy surrounding Australia’s offshore asylum seeker facility on the island of Nauru.

With women woefully underrepresented in local government nationwide, several councillors have begun to speak out about what it means to be often the only female in regional chambers.

The world's biggest coal port has been sold for $1.75 billion, but residents of the city it serves may have been short-changed.

A Supreme Court ruling has stopped one council from increasing rates on rental owners, which several other regions have already done.

Today is day two of a conference bringing local and state government workers together to improve the efforts of both.

The Palmer United Party has matured from a political curiosity into a proper powerhouse, picking up new members and continuing to annoy the established factions.

The Queensland Premier’s incursions into the state’s legal system have caused some strong concern this week, as he moves to modify the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

A band of roaming metallurgists will visit some of Australia’s most remote schools, burning things, blowing them up and getting students excited about mineral science.

While almost no-one is comfortable with the surprise presence of spiders or other creepy-crawlies, for some people a deep-held phobia can seriously affect lives.

Federal and state governments have not begun to deliver a promised $280 million concessional loan program for farmers.

Western Australia’s shark culling trial ends this week, but the state is trying to extend it for three more years.

The divining rod has been replaced by a digital equivalent, with the launch of an internet database for groundwater monitoring.

A new source will supply gigalitres of water to mines in some of Australia’s harshest country.

A new centre for unlocking the potential of personalised medicine has been launched in Canberra.

New research adds to the weight of known risks from BPA, the controversial compound used in many plastic food and drink containers.

Australian engineers are stealing some natural techniques to improve robotic flight.

Energy labs in the US have reported a new material for generating hydrogen fuel, cutting the time and cost of the next-generation power supply.

CSIRO has set up an internal unit to tackle accusations of bullying and workplace harassment.

A recent survey has shown that a third of people struggle to cope at work because of depression or stress.