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The federal government’s industrial relations bill will fix a problem that doesn’t exist by making a failed legal argument the law.
The government will inject a further $1 billion into aged care, most of it for home care packages, in Thursday’s budget update.
Recent survey results show the Australian public is becoming more satisfied with the federal public services.
A new review from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences says managing the pandemic into 2021 will mean persisting with the measures that have made Australia’s response successful so far.
The recently signed RCEP trade agreement encourages even closer ties with China, but this puts New Zealand’s long-term interests at risk.
It’s great to see the federal government finally providing clear policy direction for the waste industry. But it’s far from enough to temper the waste crisis.
The protests, which have lasted for weeks, have become embroiled with deep anxieties in France about decolonisation, policing, the limits to secularism and the place of Muslims in French society.
A new study highlights significant misunderstandings about the scale and scope of Australians who receive unemployment payments.
A year since the fires, I feel an underlying sadness and concern for the future. From my discussions with other conservationists, I know I’m not the only one to feel this way.
Open windows and doors, use fans, and set your aircon to pull fresh air from outside.
Workers could take a 10% pay cut on the condition it’ll be paid back when conditions improve.
From ‘Comfort ye’ to the Hallelujah chorus, the music of the Messiah is a much-loved Christmas tradition. Yet it was originally written as an Easter offering.
Overlooked for decades, the house where the women’s suffrage campaign was launched finally becomes a public landmark.
Addiction remains shrouded in stigma, while the system through which we provide addiction treatment in Australia is fragmented and failing. There’s no better time to address these issues.
Global leaders pledged to protect 10% of the oceans by 2020. We’re nowhere close and the goal has proven particularly challenging to achieve in international waters.
The Paris Agreement desperately needs to be updated. Currently the big exporters take no responsibility for the emissions created when those fossil fuels are burned overseas.
As federal parliament heads off on its Christmas break, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the legal community and the Australians who access the family law system.
Stereotype threat is where minorities underperform solely because they’re aware of a stereotype that people of their group do worse.
Plastic in the ocean is eaten by over 700 species, but just a few items are responsible for the most deaths.
Once upon a time, a king ruled a land untroubled by much. But then, one hot and smoky summer, everything started to change …
Sure, she has quirks. But TV detective Vera is no amateur. And Brenda Blethyn’s embodiment of her evokes a strong sense of place.
Rio Tinto’s own staff wanted the blast stopped.
Standardised tests or exams have been in place in a number of educational systems for nearly two centuries. They are rooted in reformers’ desire to regulate schooling and hold educators accountable.
The government’s latest industrial relations reform does little to change the power between employers and employees - with the former still strongly advantaged.