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The Liberal Party in South Australia may be bringing the directives of its federal counterpart into state classrooms – cutting research in favour of business investment.

Remote conduct catches up with Mr Rental

The Port Augusta branch of popular home appliance lenders Mr Rental has been charged after it was found to be engaging in unconscionable conduct.

Stats show sports fans paying-out

Sport remains a major element of Australian life and, recent data shows, a significant contributor to the nation’s wallet as well.

Survey shows the mounting workload Tassie teachers fight

An Australian Education Union survey has shown stress is a major factor weighing on the minds of Tasmanian teachers, amidst negotiations for better hours.

Top-tier stoush at exemplary employer

Debts and the fear of mismanagement has led to a large-scale spill of the executive board for several tourist resorts and centres in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Indigenous training tack changing

The Australian Government needs an entirely new approach to job training and education for its Indigenous residents, according to philanthropist and businessperson Andrew Forrest.

Minister pushes boom offshore, still solid though

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says the release of exploration permits for offshore petroleum reserves shows the resources sector is still strong, despite spilling from the mainland into the ocean.

UN describes true cost of carbon, Abbott slams it

The Federal Government’s modification of Australia’s policies and general stance on climate change has been criticised by international authorities, prompting the Prime Minister to claim one expert did not know what she was talking about.

Accounts settled, the City of Adelaide heads home

The Australian Government has paid the rest of the account in order to bring the hull of the historic vessel City of Adelaide back to its home shores.

Climate concern grows with personal threat, study says

Research has shown part of the reason many cannot get on board with the need to fight climate change, suggesting the impacts could be too far off to think about.

Fiery farming study smokes-out secrets

For a long time, Australian Aboriginal cultures were thought to have sole-dominion over the secrets of setting fire to the land they hunt, but scientists are now finding the ancient wisdom with a modern lens.

Jelly case fills the mould for office theft

There are plenty of workplace issues that can cross legal boundaries, and in the United States the theft of a delicious gelatine-based treat is now one of them.

Liquid wisdom flows for National Water Week

The Australian Government is urging residents across the nation to immerse themselves in National Water Week, and be inundated with a greater appreciation of water-related issues.

New centre keeps Australian climate studies looking ahead

A new climate research college has opened in Australia, seeking to pick up the slack as climate science is cut in other areas.

New face to front Murray plan meetings

The man responsible for Australia’s water-related issues is heading to meetings in one of the most contentious areas this week.

Price tag placed on sub-surface stockpile

Groundwater is a natural resource which enables the activities of many other industries, now a centre dedicated to studying groundwater has put a price on the hugely important resource.

Trees strike gold in WA mining bloom

Even the trees are grabbing their slice of Western Australia’s underground resources, with CSIRO showing nature may have levied its own minerals tax.

Augmenting reality for a clear view ahead

An augmented reality system is in the works which allows a driver to make other cars on the road seem invisible.

Fire risk wakes old asbestos hazards

As NSW experiences one of the worst fire seasons in decades, WorkCover NSW has waived the five-day asbestos removal notification to allow immediate clean-ups.