The Australian Government has announced changes to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).

The Northern Territory faces a significant challenge in meeting its healthcare needs.

A new report says 58 per cent of Australians express trust in public services.

The ACCC is cracking down on dodgy ads targeting vulnerable NDIS participants.

Australia’s universities are in limbo, caught between policy confusion and political grandstanding.

ASIC is suing Cbus for delays that left grieving families waiting for payouts.

Australian employers are falling short in tackling workplace sexual harassment.

A conservative think tank has called for a vicious overhaul of Australia's industrial relations framework.

Australia has signed up to new, world-leading safety standards.

The federal misinformation bill faces fierce Senate scrutiny.

The Federal Government has rebranded its myGovID digital identification app to myID.

The Federal Government wants to compel tech companies to actively prevent harm to users of their platforms.

Labor has proposed major electoral reforms to curb large political donations.

Thousands of VCE students have inadvertently received a sneak peek at their final exams.

The WA Government is seeking to reform senior secondary pathways.

Analysis shows corporate profit-taking is driving inflation and squeezing household budgets.

Donald Trump has handed Elon Musk a central role in a new US Government efficiency drive.

Government boards need stronger policies to handle conflicts of interest, an audit finds.

A billion-dollar contract scandal has prompted serious questions about Australia’s Defence Department.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli’s former training company appears to have claimed government funds for instruction hours that were never provided.

WA Labor’s electioneering, funded by taxpayers, has drawn fire from the state’s corruption watchdog.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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