| | | | Can you make the impossible choice that Australian social workers make every day — whether a child should be taken away from her parents for safety reasons. |
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| | It's impossible to make a definitive judgement on the National Energy Guarantee because the policy, made on the run with obvious haste, is light on detail, Stephen Long writes. |
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| | The 1987 share crash wiped out fortunes and empires. The Business asks those who were there — brokers, corporate raiders and the treasurer — what went wrong and what they learnt. |
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| | The Navy's new stealth submarines might not be so stealthy after all. With a top executive at the company building the vessels refusing to confirm whether cutting-edge, ultra-quiet propulsion technology will be used as planned. |
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| | Australia is in the midst of a 'jobs boom', with 54,000 new full-time positions created last month. But those seeking entry-level employment are facing more competition than ever, according to a new report from Anglicare. |
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| | Bushra Zainuddin, a Pakistan-born software developer, hopes to join her husband and son as Australian citizens soon, after the Government's proposed overhaul of citizenship laws was effectively blocked in the Senate. |
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| | The rollout of the $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme will be delayed and migrants might be needed to plug workforce gaps, the biggest ever review of the scheme predicts. |
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| | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States holds Myanmar's military leadership responsible for its harsh crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. |
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| | US President Donald Trump says he has proof he didn't tell a war widow on her way to meet her husband's casket that the soldier "knew what he signed up for". |
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| | Horticulture is ripe for indebted labour akin to slavery, a Parliamentary Inquiry hears, where people are lured to Australia on false pretences and are in debt before they start work. |
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| | Thousands of older Australians are plunging into the share economy to make easy extra money, but an expert warns that cash may soon be harder to grab. |
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| | When 26-year-old Chloe ran away from her violent partner, she ended up living in her car with a toddler and a newborn baby, and domestic violence campaigners say it is not unusual. |
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| | A small town of just 9,000 in the north-west of NSW has become an epicentre for renewable energy investment, letting landowners like Tim Moses "drought-proof" their income from the massive wind turbines on their property. |
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| | Although it may appear you're "switching off" when you fall asleep, the brain is far from inactive. Sleep is more important for our brains than you may realise. |
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| | Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak announces her plans to run in next year's presidential election, offering an alternative for liberal voters unhappy with Vladimir Putin — though she has little prospect of winning. |
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| | With more Australian workers joining the gig economy, questions about how these workers will fare in their retirement are becoming more pressing. |
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| | One of basketball's hottest prospects is an Australian youngster and he is about to make his long-awaited NBA debut for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Washington Wizards. |
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| | In the Chinese President's three-and-a-half-hour address to the nation, he promised to strengthen the military, boost prosperity and reduce disparities in wealth. But there was little detail on how he would do it, writes China correspondent Matthew Carney. |
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| | Two Australians are among the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, a London showcase of the most awe-inspiring and masterfully captured photos of nature from around the world. |
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By Dale Boccabella, UNSW, and Sarah Kaine, UTS |
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By Leonie Kirszenblat, University of Queensland |
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