Two major contractors face allegations of price fixing on Defence contracts.

Australia's job market is shrinking at the bottom, leaving the vulnerable stuck.

A proposed tax will target big tech companies to fund Australian journalism.

The government’s $3 billion in student debt relief has kicked in.

Bill Shorten says Services Australia has made significant progress in repairing the damage from the Robodebt scheme.

Australia and Papua New Guinea have sealed a new security pact.

The Federal Government is boosting digital connectivity for remote First Nations communities across Australia.

Starting January 1, 2025, Australian Government websites will be built to meet three new standards.

David Shankey has been appointed as the first CEO of the Net Zero Economy Authority, a new body driving Australia’s transition to a low-carbon future.

A review has found the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s gift policies are well written but poorly followed.

The Australian Government has put up $475 million to develop the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in Western Australia.

After less than 18 months of operation, Australia's $368 billion submarine agency is under review.

The Albanese Government has announced sweeping reforms to support communities grappling with PFAS contamination near Defence bases.

Katy Gallagher says cutting APS jobs is easy politics, but disastrous for public service delivery.

The ANAO wants happier, healthier staff - and a bit more creativity too.

The Federal Government is testing new technology for sharing personal data.

A CSIRO report again shows renewables are a far cheaper option than nuclear.

Millions of Australians will gain expanded access to retirement advice under a new federal government initiative.

An international spy alliance has released a joint analysis addressing the radicalisation of young people.

Australia’s first Regional Education Commissioner has been reappointed.

Australian students excel in global tests, but girls are being left behind.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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