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- by Dan Harrison
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Rotarians disappointed at funding cut for polio eradication
The Turnbull Government faces a backlash from thousands of Rotarians over its decision to cut support for global efforts to eradicate polio.
- by Dan Harrison
Auditor-General to probe Australia's 2022 World Cup bid over $500,000 payment
The Australian National Audit Office will probe Australia's fruitless bid for the 2022 World Cup to determine whether any taxpayer funds ended up in the pockets of FIFA officials.
- by Dan Harrison
Labor and Greens would control Senate under proposed reforms, research finds
Labor and the Greens would have the numbers to block any government proposals in the upper house had proposed Senate voting reforms been in place in the past two elections, according to research by the Parliamentary Library.
- by Dan Harrison
How Australia could save $320m a year on prescription drugs
Taxpayers could save $320 million a year by only paying for the best-value drug when cheaper drugs work just as well as more costly ones, according to a report by a former federal health department head.
- by Dan Harrison
Palmer United Party spent more than $9 a vote in 2013 federal election, say Greens
The Palmer United Party spent more than $9 on advertising for every vote it won in metropolitan seats at the 2013 election, according to an analysis being used by the Greens to argue for spending caps.
- by Dan Harrison
Rosie Batty endorses plan for alcohol levy to fund family violence programs
A levy should be applied to alcoholic drinks to fund responses to family violence, according to a call to arms to be launched by Australian of the year Rosie Batty on Wednesday.
- by Dan Harrison
Genetic patents: Grandmother Yvonne D'Arcy takes on global giant Myriad Genetics
She's the Brisbane grandmother who has taken her fight against a multinational biotechnology company to the highest court in the land.
- by Dan Harrison
We'll give you half: Senate's deal for underpaid intellectually disabled workers
Intellectually disabled workers who were paid as little as $1 an hour will have to waive their right to make discrimination claims if they accept a government payment equivalent to 50 per cent of what they are owed.
- by Dan Harrison
Only one in 20 Australians eats enough vegetables
New ABS figures shed light on the nation's eating habits, and it's not a pretty picture.
- by Dan Harrison
Labor, Greens question Australia's Ebola response
A Senate committee will probe the Abbott government's response to the worst Ebola outbreak in history, as Labor and the Greens question whether Australia's initial reluctance to act cost lives.
- by Dan Harrison
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