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Office workers who use sit-stand or treadmill desks could be more productive and attentive with fewer signs of workplace stress than their sedentary chair-dwelling colleagues.
Penalty change made progressively
Reduced Sunday penalty rates will be phased in over the next few years.
PM launches Chinese influence check
Malcolm Turnbull has ordered an inquiry into Chinese government influence in Australia.
Big firms building power buffer
Telstra is protecting itself from power price rises by backing the construction of a $100 million solar farm in northern Queensland.
Macdonald jailed on coal deal
Former NSW Labor MP Ian Macdonald has been sentenced to up to 10 years’ jail for wilful misconduct in public office.
CPA boss defends big pay
CPA Australia boss Alex Malley has been called to defend his $1.8 million pay packet.
CDP scheme slammed
Aboriginal leader and Labor senator Pat Dodson says the Community Development Programme (CDP) work-for-the-dole scheme is a “national shame”.
Indigenous focus urged for APS
A leading Aboriginal public service figure says the APS should make Indigenous employment “core business”.
Tinkler taking forced break
Nathan Tinkler has been banned from managing companies for over three years, after failing to uphold his duties as director.
ASIC trying to move with tech
Corporate regulator ASIC is making changes to keep up with rapidly changing tech sectors.
Big health re-jig considered
Top government officials are looking at public hospital funding reforms that could see consumers pay more.
Coal commitment shrinking in QLD
The Queensland Government will not give away royalties for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Study plugs UK's genetic insurance rules
As genetic testing becomes a cheaper and more powerful medical tool, experts are concerned about how the insurance industry treats it.
ANU insider makes corruption claim
A whistle-blower says corruption at the Australian National University has cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
Careers Australia collapsing
A major vocational education provider has gone into voluntary administration.
Free ride stops for corrupt MPs
Corrupt former NSW ministers are being stripped of their parliamentary pensions.
Rural moves going slow
The Federal Government has conceded that not much is happening with its plans to decentralise the public sector.
Shared services breaking down
The Federal Government appears to have abandoned its “Shared Services Centre”, after sinking $210 million into the idea.
Expert plugs crypto-conservation
A Swedish ecologist has proposed a crypto-anarchist approach to environmental protection.
Science makes art of sea floor
Oceanographers want people to appreciate the beauty and mystery of the deep sea floor.