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Corby's attitude cruelled Bali Nine pitch
Michael Bachelard 5:00 PM Schapelle Corby's attitude towards Indonesia had made it very difficult for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to win support at the highest levels of the Indonesian government in their bid to stay the firing squad.
'It's far more nerve-racking than soccer'
Daisy Dumas 4:28 PM HSC drama exams start next Tuesday. And it's a long way from the footy field for these Castle Hill students.
Too early to conclude recall system broken, says minister
Esther Han 4:18 PM Federal minister says it is "premature" to believe the nation's product recall system is busted, despite consumer cries to the contrary two years into the Samsung washing machine recall.
Baird government spikes post-2020 carbon report
Peter Hannam 9:32 AM The Baird government prepared a post-2020 carbon reduction report for the federal government but decided not to submit it, sparking criticism from Labor and the Greens that it had failed to take a leading role for the state.
The six strangest places illicit drugs are stashed
Josh Dye 4:36 AM Suitcases, toys, mushrooms and air compressors. Drug traffickers will try anything to get their nefarious substances past border officials.
The report Tony Abbott 'doesn't want you to see'
Peter Hannam 1:30 AM The CSIRO has cancelled its annual survey on attitudes to climate change and won't release the results of its 2014 study until late this year.
Indonesia increases cattle permits amid soaring beef prices
Tom Allard 8:53 PM New permits for 50,000 live cattle to be imported, but there could be a catch for Australian farmers.
ATO's front-loaded pay deal
Noel Towell 8:22 PM "There's going to be a no vote, I've got no doubt about that."
Alcohol ads most concentrated when kids are watching
Harriet Alexander 12:15 AM When is a child not a child? If you sell alcohol, the answer is: when they're a sports fan.
Samsung washing machines continue to explode despite repairs
Esther Han 7:00 PM Samsung has defended using plastic bags and tape to prevent its faulty washing machines from bursting into flames, despite growing reports of problems occurring even after repairs.
The unlikely hero catching uni cheats
Alexandra Smith When a cheating university student hands in a ghostwritten assignment it is often not the eagle-eyed academic that catches them out.
Eliminating chance of genetic flaws in Australian IVF first
Jessica Wright Fixing the odds in a sometimes-cruel genetic lottery has just become a little easier, cheaper and vastly less time consuming for Australian couples.
Melbourne researchers find new breast cancer gene
Craig Butt Melbourne researchers have isolated a gene that plays a complex role in breast cancer.
Those wascally WAGS: definitive proof the Ashes were lost 'cos of the ladies
Jessica Wright Never let circumstance get in the way of a good stereotype.
Impersonators sitting Sydney Uni exams
Alexandra Smith University students are increasingly paying impersonators to sit their exams or smuggling in technology to help them cheat, while other students cannot be trusted to sit in sloping auditoriums because of their willingness to copy answers in multiple choice tests, a new report reveals.
'They're in denial': MyGov users vent anger
Noel Towell "Trying to log into MyGov sent me to drink," says one frustrated user.
CEO of major Melbourne public hospital resigns
Julia Medew, Health Editor The CEO of one of Melbourne's busiest public hospital networks has resigned amid concerns about its performance.
A helpdesk that's unable to help
Over the past few weeks I have been answering calls for the myGov helpdesk.
Public servants will decide on loss of citizenship, inquiry hears
David Wroe Decisions taken in secret by public servants would form the basis for the effective loss of dual-nationals' Australian citizenship on terrorism grounds, a high-powered parliamentary inquiry has heard.
Graduates set to boost public service ranks in 2016 as hiring freeze lifted
Henry Belot Two public service departments will double the number of entry level positions to restructure their workforces.
Australia's $3b hangover
Julia Medew Hangovers are causing 11.5 million "sick days" a year at a cost of $3 billion to the Australian economy, new research suggests.
UWS rebranding aimed at luring foreign students
Melanie Kembrey The University of Western Sydney's vice-chancellor, Barney Glover, has defended changing the institution's name and logo saying it is part of a broader strategy to make the university more competitive nationally and internationally.
First digital map of seafloor reveals kaleidoscope of diversity
Bridie Smith The Earth's seafloor is far more diverse than previously thought, with the first digital map of the planet's deep sea geological seascape revealing a kaleidoscope of diversity.
Australian diets get a dismal score of C
Peter Munro Australian diets have received a dismal C report card after findings that junk food intake is three times higher than the recommended daily limit.
The End of the Tour: Two lives and an uneasy proximity
Philippa Hawker James Ponsoldt's The End of the Tour is not a biopic, but a narrowly focused depiction of a few days in two intersecting lives.
Defence Dept's executive clear-out
Noel Towell Senior procurement leaders being cut loose after Defence Materiel Organisation abolished.
AFP ramps up corporate bribery probes
Patrick Durkin The AFP is ramping up its investigations into Australian companies paying bribes to foreign officials, with a "good handful" of prosecutions in the pipeline.
Not all defence leaks can be stopped, former army chief says
Christopher Knaus and Michael Inman Peter Leahy's warning comes as man is accused of uploading secret intelligence report to 4chan.
Patients and their families who sleep rough to access hospitals
Harriet Alexander Demand by country patients for accommodation near hospitals is so large that people are sleeping in their cars. But charities are attempting to meet the gap.
Surgeons 'need teacher training to tackle sex harassment'
Sarah Whyte Senior surgeons should have formal training in teaching to eliminate widespread sexual harassment and bullying of clinical students, particularly females, a study has found.