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Archaeologists have found what could be the world’s oldest artwork.

Drug-makers' doctor deals decried

Some doctors are working to end the links between GPs and big pharmaceutical companies, which are known to flood the industry with incentives to prescribe their products.

Kiwis could have keys to good reform

Australia could have much to learn from reforms to New Zealand’s higher education sector.

Laser links bring big thinkers down

One of Australia’s least-recognised national assets is gaining a big reputation on the cutting edge of international science.

Water as new way to proper pay

The gender pay gap is smaller at corporations where the CEO has a daughter, so a new campaign has been launched to get more daughters for executives.

Brandis brings business into security fold

Attorney-General George Brandis is taking his enhanced security evangelism to the business community, with a series of meetings to see if the private sector backs his view.

Big uni drops seven stocks for poor green values

One big Australian university is getting rid of its investments in mining companies.

Brains say Australian hands can build the future

While government figures seem to provide bad news with few solutions, CSIRO is looking to build a future for Australian manufacturing.

Social services welcome change, warn of further reform

The Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the Senate's rejection of radical social security budget measures.

Backpacking alpacas bring big pay packet

The Australian alpaca industry has filled its largest shipment ever.

Local firm faces fight over foreign death

An Australian mining contractor is being sued over the death of a worker in Ghana.

Miners might find little love in tax check

A Senate inquiry into alleged tax-dodging by multinational companies operating in Australia could be awkward for some mining bosses.

Talking down the toll of suicide

A new report says that conversation can save lives.

Big fund gets $600m cold feet over green power

Global fund managers have responded to the warnings from the renewable energy target review, seeing a write-down of Pacific Hydro for a few hundred million dollars.

Handful of votes could stop strange new world

A storm of internet activism is rising against the Australian Government’s attempt to force the mandatory retention of telecoms data.

Australia sleeping through dawn of digital money

Billions could be lost if the financial world does not embrace new technologies, one peak body has warned.

Australian archive gives some greatest hits

Australia’s massive archive of historic and contemporary recordings is celebrating its birthday, and has posted its greatest hits online to mark the occasion.

Prizes poised for undervalued count

Names have been put forward for an award to honour the top Women in Financial Services.

Study to find how bad apples rise

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” - an old adage reinforced almost daily, but does the tendency for the vile to get ahead really exist?