Patterns have been observed in academic grades of 1.6 million students, showing that girls and boys perform very similarly in STEM.

Advocates say progress toward gender equality in Australia has stalled.

Australia’s national science agency wants to get involved in NASA’s plan to build a Moon base.

An Australian producer is preparing to ship high-tech lithium-iron internationally.

ASIC says Australian companies should do more to disclose risks posed by climate change.

Authorities say cryptocurrencies are are among new methods of money laundering by sophisticated criminals.

ABC executives have sacked managing director Michelle Guthrie halfway through her term.

The Law Council says Australia’s decryption laws could make it the weakest link in the ‘Five Eyes’ network.

Oxfam says pharmaceutical companies avoided paying about $215 million in taxes in Australia each year for the last three years.

Federal Labor has given up its opposition the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott has warned the Morrison government against threats to energy companies.

NAB has adjusted its executive pay packets in response to community concern.

Senior counsel assisting the royal commission Rowena Orr is summing up the insurance hearings of the banking royal commission.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) made a $3.8 billion profit last year.

ASIC has taken action to stop cryptocurrency scams.

A new school funding deal will see Catholic and independent schools receive an extra $4.5 billion.