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The General Manager of the Armidale-Dumaresq Council has left early, and there are now calls for more heads to roll.
Name game drags on in WA
A regional council just wants to change its name, but the decision keeps getting harder.
Lost funds sought to get regions moving again
The WA Local Government Association says it will be looking for the reinstatement of grants for regional infrastructure projects.
Council rebuffed in bid for refugee boost
One regional council has written to the Immigration Minister requesting refugees be settled there, but says the offer was rejected.
Manus events prompt investigation amid Immigration leaks
The Federal Government will investigate events at its detention centre on Manus Island, which left one asylum seeker dead and dozens wounded.
Devil destruction gives clues on cancer evolution
As Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) continues to ravage the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, researchers say the treatment program is providing insights on influences for cancer evolution.
AECOM gets huge fund to fix nation's flow
One of the world’s largest engineering firms has secured a contract to re-design the water infrastructure of an entire country.
New light links bend and stretch to future devices
Researchers worldwide are working on materials to better integrate humans with their technology, and a new development in the field of optics may provide a way to link it all together.
Working toward uniform genetic data
Researchers have made progress on a major hurdle for next-level genetic treatments.
Carbon tax scenario shows cost of delay
The seemingly imminent repeal of the carbon tax is being prevented while Labor and the Greens hold the balance of power in the federal Senate, and new research has investigated how the efforts to end the carbon price may be hurting energy investments.
Fish-following boosted by rolling battery design
Engineers have created a tiny battery and sensor, no bigger than a grain of rice, which holds enough power to track the long migratory path of salmon.
Oil study fills bacterial gaps in 'boring billion' years
For about a billion years of Earth’s history all life consisted of little more than a layer of slime, but then about 550 million years ago evolution burst back into action and provided it with the stunning array of species from which humans have evolved.
Ocean-going gourd spotted across the Atlantic
The bottle gourd has revealed itself to be a globe-trotting explorer, crossing the Atlantic Ocean several times to find work as a water-carrying device for early humans.
Health grants fund broad range of vital efforts
The funds are flowing to help Australian researchers usher a new age of medical treatments, with the announcement of $134 million worth of health research grants.
Solicitation claims drop names around Australian Water
Corruption investigations have led to the director of the NSW government-owned State Water Corporation stepping down.
Fires and quagmires from SA's fickle switch
A reversal of events means some South Australian farmers are now battling floodwaters just weeks after their properties were burned in bushfires.
Minister storms toward new northern farms
Queensland’s Minister for Natural Resources says he will not slow down in his push to release more water to the state’s north.
Power-saving water-cleaner sees desert success
A trial site has seen successful tests for a new way to desalinate water, making it drinkable for about half the cost of traditional methods.
News Corp's eighties paper push takes taxpayer millions today
A series of currency transactions in 1989 have led to an $882 million government payout to media giant News Corp.
Forest of protestors take toll from Santos, costs consumers
One major gas supplier says ongoing protests mean they will charge more when the gas is flowing.
New closure takes more jobs from city in strife
One major Australian city has heard another of its key employers will shut up shop.