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The behemoth museum welcomed the families of construction workers and staff ahead of its grand opening next Saturday to iron out any kinks.
The Commonwealth is clamping down on merchandise across all agencies in a bid to limit the amount of taxpayer funds going towards promotional items.
Almost $850 million will be spent upgrading the base where more than 300,000 Australian Army recruits have done their basic training.
The financial crimes regulator alleges that the bookmaker allowed 17 high-risk customers to spend more than $152 million without doing proper background checks.
Greens Senator Barbara Pocock raises allegations of misconduct, bullying and interference in investigations into PwC Australia by tax regulators.
ASIC pushes Senate estimates for expanded powers to regulate accounting firms, citing gaps in oversight as it investigates alleged misconduct at KPMG.
In a speech to the international education sector, assistant minister Julian Hill will say that the rise in visa rejections has spooked some prospective students.
The One Nation leader has accused Anthony Albanese of secretly offering an extra staff member to One Nation MP David Farley.
Delayed by more than two years, the final stretch of the $30 billion M1 metro rail line was almost derailed on several occasions.
The corporate regulator is examining the claims made by Firmus’ bankers during marketing of the failed IPO.
A high-ranking Adelaide surgeon has been given a two-year ban for falsifying his pay time sheets to deceptively claim more than $50,000 in overtime — including a claim involving a patient which did not exist.
The government has begun contacting individuals who may be eligible for compensation for cuts made under the Targeted Compliance Framework.
Australia's national science agency scrambled to spin its role in helping fossil fuel giant Santos investigate a secret 18-year leak from its Darwin LNG plant, internal messages have revealed.
Commissioner Stuart Wood may deliver early findings after hearing evidence police failed to intervene in union blockades on major taxpayer-funded projects.
The former director of the labour hire firm, which collapsed owing millions in taxes, said his wife and sister-in-law worked hard and were “good wives”.
After more than a year of "devastating" light rail construction, London Circuit East is slated to be partially reopened.
Despite an underlying loss of more than $100 million and warnings from credit agencies, the service has handed its outgoing boss a $1.36 million pay bump.
Central Australian councils say months of paperwork and costly assessments have delayed disaster recovery funding, as the federal government moves to reform the system.
Complicated visa rules in Australia have international students looking to the US, Canada and the UK for study.
Senator Jane Hume's exposure of a gap in parliamentary accountability has prompted calls for a joint committee to scrutinise all parliamentary departments.
One in two public sector respondents report high or very high stress.
The future of Westpac Rescue’s $500 million contract hangs in the balance after it released a 33-page summary of a long-awaited review.
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