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Sophie Mirabella appointed to senior role at Gina Rinehart's company
Mining billionaire praises the former Liberal MP’s work ethic and says new government relations role has become necessary due to growth of the business
Bridie Jabour
12, Aug, 2016 @4:29 AM
Adam Giles' deputy agrees timing of ABC Don Dale report was political
Peter Styles supports royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory but says Four Corners report was run to give Labor a ‘leg up’
Helen Davidson in Darwin
12, Aug, 2016 @2:59 AM
Chris Mitchell's clangers and shouting at the sky while Googling Twitter
Former editor-in-chief of the Australian gives some helpful hints on how to use Twitter, while SBS quietly shelves women’s sports site during Olympics
Amanda Meade
12, Aug, 2016 @2:06 AM
'How could this happen?': Indigenous health tragedies spark search for answers
Aboriginal Health Matters is using the law to highlight medical mistreatment based on policy failures, bias, or racial profiling
Melissa Davey
12, Aug, 2016 @1:33 AM
Ausgrid electricity sale: Mike Baird criticises Turnbull for last minute intervention
NSW premier says any concerns over Chinese bids for network lease should have been addressed months ago
Gareth Hutchens
12, Aug, 2016 @1:28 AM
Don Dale to the Nauru files: political response to the outrages couldn't be more different
Stories exposing Australia’s detention policies in the Northern Territory and on Nauru have much in common but so far very different outcomes from leaders in Canberra
Helen Davidson
12, Aug, 2016 @1:08 AM
Labor likely to do superannuation deal with Coalition, says Jim Chalmers
Shadow finance minister says Labor still has concerns about the detail but the proposed changes ‘might be the best opportunity’ to start budget repair
Katharine Murphy
11, Aug, 2016 @9:42 PM
Young people are more politically engaged but health is deteriorating – index
Rates of alcohol and drug abuse are increasing, according to the inaugural Australian Youth Development Index
Gareth Hutchens and Nick Evershed
11, Aug, 2016 @9:37 PM
Labor's plan to strengthen rules on reporting abuse of children seeking asylum could pass Senate
Nauru files prompt private member’s bill proposal to deal with mandatory reporting of abuse and advocacy for children in offshore detention
Katharine Murphy Political editor
11, Aug, 2016 @8:31 PM
Nauru files show Wilson Security staff regularly downgraded reports of abuse
Leaked documents show security contractor breached guidelines on how seriously to rate incidents of violence and self-harm
Paul Farrell and Ben Doherty
11, Aug, 2016 @8:10 PM
ABC's chief Michelle Guthrie lauds Q&A as 'vital service to Australia'
The often controversial show is ‘one of the best examples of the ABC acting as a public commons’, she says
Amanda Meade
11, Aug, 2016 @10:02 AM
Bureau of Statistics says census debacle is over – but site still patchy
Australians can now fill in their census online, bureau says, but users continue to report problems
Gareth Hutchens
11, Aug, 2016 @9:55 AM
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