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Brazil is on the verge of electing its first green president.

Poor planning probed from several directions

Lobbying leapt into high gear this week, as parliamentary inquiries and committees for financial planning become the mode du jour.

Study shows good times are gold

Research has shown that experiences bring better value-for-money than possessions.

Abetz attacks super switch claim

Public Service Minister Eric Abetz says the Government is not using pay talks to cut wages and conditions in the public service.

Cattle call for Councillors rich and poor

Government should not only be for the rich, one Local Government Association chief says.

Cop robbers and cold-callers in latest Police crime

Tales of dodgy cops abound this week, with accusations of robbery, corruption and money laundering levelled against several guardians of the peace.

Uni to boost best parts of regional life

A new research project is seeking the source of strength and cultural heritage to improve regional communities.

Five hundred jobs cut from vital local aid

Immigration Department funding cuts mean the Red Cross will cut 500 asylum seeker support jobs.

Shots fired to fix sad state of STEM

Australia's chief scientist wants a greater focus towards the skills that will drive the future economy.

Unwarranted access already allowed

Telstra says that police and spy agencies very rarely have a warrant when they request customers’ information.

Big business rails against effective change

A large section of Australia’s business community is in uproar about new competition laws, which they claim will make big businesses responsible for the finances of their competitors.

Four deaths pinned on Labor's hasty negligence

A damning review has found the so-called ‘pink batts scheme’ sacrificed safety for speed, for which four young men paid with their lives.

Text message starts Burton sacking spree

A contractor for Peabody Energy has rushed to apologise for sacking around 100 workers via text message.

Work changes slip through scrutiny

Moves are being made on the federal government’s industrial reform agenda, with very little media or public reaction.

Abetz talks of broad change on old lines

Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz has used a speech to a large workforce and labour conference to outline the LNP’s plans for reform.

Deadly spread tracked back to healer

The 2014 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been traced to a single infection that started a chain of human-human transmission, and experts say it will not stop soon.

Power play to fix pay in WA

A strike at a big power plant has been extended, putting supplies at risk across Western Australia.

Sight seen as centre for Northern revolution

An architecture and design firm has put out plans for massive development in Australia's north, in a town where crocodiles outnumber humans 1,000 to one.

Chocolate dollars could be withheld

The Federal Government has threatened to withdraw Cadbury’s $16 million grant, after it was revealed that the company did not explain what it would do with the money.