| | | | Three Australian warships were challenged by the Chinese military as they travelled through the disputed South China Sea earlier this month, the ABC can reveal. | | | | The Federal Government is chasing down 170,000 Australians who have welfare debts, threatening to charge them interest on the funds owed which have topped more than $900 million nationally. | | | | There are positive stories to be told by the A-League, but declining crowd numbers and poor TV promotion mean no-one wants to listen, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | A group of graduates from a specialised autism training program secure their first jobs in the department responsible for handing out their disability benefits with the hopes of inspiring other businesses to hire people on the spectrum. | | | | Jacqueline McDowall and her husband sold their home on the advice of a Westpac financial planner, hoping to buy a bed and breakfast in their retirement. Instead, their dream was shattered and they're unsure if they'll ever be able to afford their own home again. | | | | We asked you to share your experience of class, and we were inundated with stories. For some of you Australia is still the lucky country, but for others, the idea that hard work is the only barrier to social mobility is laughable. What's constant is that everyone has an opinion. | | | | The recently discovered species also blocks invaders with its massive head. But the repertoire of ant defence is as weird as it is wide. | | | | Life has changed significantly for young Australians, but those aged 25 to 34 have actually enjoyed increases in their incomes compared to the population average. But household wealth is a different matter, writes Peter Whiteford. | | | | The Government is set to ramp up criminal and civil penalties against dodgy bankers and other corporate criminals, coinciding with astonishing admissions at the banking royal commission that the Commonwealth Bank charged fees to dead clients. | | | | Despite the popular perception of prison food — as dull, tasteless and repetitive gruel — the menu at the Alexander Maconochie Centre offers a seasonal variety of vegetarian, vegan and halal options. | | | | Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest wants cancer patients to hand over their health records to a universal cancer databank that would be available to researchers across the world as they search for cures. | | | | In a city that was not so much planned as allowed to grow willy-nilly, there are plenty of idiosyncrasies to test your road logic. Here are our candidates for Sydney's most confusing intersections. | | | | The Office of the Inspector General at the US Department of Justice refers its findings on former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to the US attorney in Washington for possible criminal prosecution, reports and sources say. | | | | Australians are spending millions to create Peter Dutton's new Home Affairs Department, including $1.8 million for an "executive headquarters" a short drive from existing buildings, and $9,000 on new bookmarks. | | | | Thinking about the end of your life is hard enough, not many people want to talk about it. But medical experts are encouraging Australians to sit down and not only discuss it with their families, but document it. Here's what you need to know about advance care planning. | | | | As the Ipswich council, west of Brisbane, announces all recycling for the city will be sent straight to landfill, both the industry and the Queensland Government are worried the move could undermine people's faith in recycling. What's the problem and what needs to change? | | | | Teachers are often belittled despite the important work they do. But the truth is there are plenty of opportunities that attract dedicated professionals to the classroom — with a pretty decent pay packet to boot, write Donna Pendergast and Beryl Exley. | | | | A Minnesota prosecutor rules out any criminal charges, saying there is no reliable evidence showing how Prince obtained a counterfeit pill laced with the painkiller fentanyl, which is 50 times stronger than heroin. | | | | In rare comments on the future of the Commonwealth post her reign, the Queen calls on leaders to appoint her son as the next head of the organisation. | | | | The champion US surfer wades into the debate over the move to cancel the Margaret River Pro, saying a recent mass whale stranding nearby means the area will be "sharkier" in future — but WA's Tourism Minister tells surfers they should surf. | | | | A Victorian coroner says a woman found dead in her garage after a reported weightlifting accident was likely the victim of a homicide. | | | | Australia's Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, has banned the wearing of 'death' symbols within the Army because of their violent, murderous and vigilante symbolism. | |  |
By Peter Whiteford, ANU | |  |
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds | |  |
By Donna Pendergast and Beryl Exley | |  |
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