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There has been some word on the public-private arrangement planned for the new $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Billions in fines show shadowy hands at work

Anti-trust regulators have fined six big banks A$2.5 billion for their role in rigging international interest rates, with an ongoing investigation to shine a sliver of light on the unknown mechanisms underlying global economies.

Consideration is the best way to easy retrenchment

An award has been given for a research project looking at how new jobs, the journey to work and the meaning of home play a role for men adjusting to being fired.

Difficult decisions have random basis

Crossroads are common on the path of life and everyone has different motivations for the direction they choose, but a new study suggests many of our choices are made by random fluctuations in the brain.

Experts say 'bird-brained' may be a good thing

Everybody knows someone with the memory of a goldfish or the grace of a boar, but it is important to note that we are animals too – and for the most part not that much smarter than our biological neighbours.

Finding the switch to keep on trucking

Some people are capable of incredible feats of perseverance and motivations, while others give up as soon as the going looks tough – but what if a switch in the brain could be flipped, causing an individual to anticipate a challenge and possess a strong motivation to overcome it.

Selling money to make money to give money away

Anyone wishing to re-enact the favourite past time of Scrooge McDuck may soon get their chance, with a Swiss bank auctioning-off a pile of 8 million coins.

Councils given megaphone for rally against bats

Local councils in Queensland have been given permission to frighten flying foxes into retreat, and possibly to bring out the big guns next year.

Court closing on half returns for failed council investment

Many councils and ratepayers may soon get up to half their money back, after the collapse of merchant bank Lehman Brothers short-changed them to the tune of millions.

Mayor's green interests queried as development bowls ahead

The Mayor of the Gold Coast has rejected allegations he has a conflict of interest in a proposed high-rise development.

Rio ditching Indigenous agreement to dig out of losses

One mining firm has defended its move to close an aluminium refinery in the Northern Territory, but the AWU says it may legally have to keep the doors open.

Big wig summit to fight sexual, gender exclusion

A conference featuring a number of prominent Australian CEOs is on now, discussing better ways to include LGBTI staff in all working environments.

Ground lost in push for workplace engagement

Figures show that there a fewer work opportunities for people with disabilities than there were twenty years ago.

Study finds Neanderthals lived clean, neat and tidy

Most modern humans arrange their homes just the way they like them, and new research suggests Neanderthals did the same thing.

Calls for clear basis on $8 billion build

The New South Wales Information and Privacy Commission says Transport for NSW has been too secretive about the massive $8.3 billion north-west rail link.

Online youngster teams up with old-school delivery

A deal has been signed which will enhance the logistics and reach of two companies, after they announced a three year partnership.

Worldwide trials for robotic delivery role

A report on the American light news program 60 Minutes claims that online shopping giant Amazon is planning to launch a fleet of drones to delivers its packages – an idea lifted from an Australian start-up company which is also already being used in China.