Tasmania's forests peace deal is in doubt again after the state parliament's upper house voted against key elements on Tuesday.
Universities face a lesson in economics
Universities will face greater challenges in attracting international students and online education projects could be delayed because of federal funding cuts, education experts warn.
Celebration: Sydney unites for a big corroboree
A new indigenous festival will light up the city for 11 days and nights.
DataDot sets up internal inquiry over Voltaren
DataDot Technology has launched an internal investigation into revelations that it and its partner, the CSIRO, had duped one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies into buying a compromised anti-counterfeit device.
VIDEO: 'A terrible thing': Kurt Fearnley at bombing scene
WATCH: AUSTRALIAN paralympian Kurt Fearnley was resting in hotel about 100 metres from finish line when explosions occurred.
Pressure cookers used to hold Boston bombs
VIDEO, GALLERY: Boston bombs likely homemade, authorities say.
Unanimity key to model going ahead
The future of Julia Gillard's signature school funding reforms could hinge on her ability to strike a deal with all states and territories, with the Coalition warning it would ''unpick'' anything less than a nationwide agreement.
Hold the red, pass the white - meat that is
New migrants, price, ethics and health are driving a shift in our meat choices, once seen as a badge of national pride, writes Inga Ting.
Demons aside, sometimes nice guys finish first
In clubhouses and lounge rooms, they will play the putt with which Adam Scott clinched the Masters - his Masters, and Australia's Masters - forever. Then they will play it again. But rewind the tape to 30 minutes before that final putt dropped, and consider the moment that made the man.
Disabled poorly treated by the law
The Australian Human Rights Commission is concerned that people with disabilities are being treated unfairly in the legal system.