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Thousands of Queensland doctors have been angered by changes in their employment conditions, after doctors at public hospitals were moved to individual contracts rather than collective bargaining.
Case claims shops awash with high-priced powder
Federal Court action has been launched against Australia’s washing powder barons.
Fiddly internet language found out for $2 million fine
The tricky wording of one internet company’s advertisements has come back to bite them, and will take a bigger chunk than originally thought.
Music helps in many ways, Mozart's mythical effect not one
New research suggests that studying music has very little impact on a child’s general intelligence, with a finding that could spell an end to French horn lessons around the world.
New money named for inflating the language
‘Bitcoin’ has been named word of the year by the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC), marking the mainstream landing of the decentralised digital currency.
Papers show ANZ wouldn't kill faux-golden goose
Court documents have shown the bank now embroiled in the largest class action in Australian history could have seen it coming.
Planned move sees AECOM old guard step aside
A planned succession will see some seat-swapping at the pointy end of global engineering giant AECOM, with the President becoming chief and the chief becoming chairman.
Women's pay gap cause for early warnings to youth
Figures out this week show that the average Australian woman would have to work 25 years longer to retire on the same amount as a man.
Amendment hopes to give public say on pokies reform
Australia may get to vote on which measures, if any, should be applied to stem the flow of money pouring into poker-machines around the country.
DHS cuts require clear view from at least three offices
A local report has accused Centrelink’s national boss of racking up excess costs, while the department sacks hundreds of workers.
Stats show slippage on equality drive
Statistics show one bureaucratic base is a fair way from hitting its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment targets, and may be filling low-level jobs just to boost numbers.
Big dig confirmed; there will be mud
Dredging has been approved that many believe will condemn the Great Barrier Reef to silty strangulation.
Stats stacked to break belief in lefties
David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Abraham Lincoln and Leonardo da Vinci would not have been any less talented if they had been born right-handed, according to new research from two Australian universities.
Survey shows range of reasons to keep kids from jail
A new study has shown the compounding risks for young people in trouble with the law.
Alibaba buys truck access to internal market
One of the largest beneficiaries of the online shopping boom is spending $400 million on logistics to grab a hold of the central Chinese market.
Big works awarded for innovation and other aspects
A recent awards night has highlighted the success of many engineering, logistics and other built environment firms, praising the hard work of thousands during billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects.
Logistics hub selling for boosted cheesy bid
Murray Goulburn is looking to trade trucks for cheese, bringing in experts to look at selling its logistics facility for more funds to bid on Warrnambool Cheese & Butter.
Big fine for false brew of cancer-curing tea
A GP has been charged and will now have to give a consent form to all his patients, after falsely claiming he could cure cancer with green tea.
Big stores vow to wind back unhelpful offers
The representative body for Australia’s smaller and independent service stations says the end of shopper dockets would be good, but they are not the only thing making the fuel market uneven.
Efforts coalesce to combat Coalition carbon plan
Broad opposition is forming to combat attempts by the Federal Government to introduce a ‘Direct Action’ policy to deal with climate change.
Long play could bring rapid technological progression
One billionaire has made a strikingly optimistic investment, banking on an invention which does not yet exist.