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Victorian Health Minister to hear Ballarat Hospital bullying claims

The state Member for Wendouree will meet Victoria's Health Minister to discuss allegations of systemic workplace bullying at Ballarat Hospital. Two unions have alleged that a culture of intimidation and workplace bullying is rampant, and WorkSafe is ... >> view original

Ballarat saleyards set to move to Miners Rest after councillors vote in favour ...

The Ballarat council has voted in favour of moving the city's saleyards to Miners Rest. Councillors Jim Rinaldi and Samantha McIntosh voted against the motion to shift the saleyards to the city's northern fringes but in the end they were outnumbered ... >> view original

Report on Ballarat Hospital mental health unit reveals staff concerns about ...

The ABC has now obtained a report from a Melbourne consulting firm hired by the hospital to address workplace issues in 2014. It interviewed past and present staff from the Ballarat Adult Community Mental Health Team about their workplace concerns. >> view original

Astronomers believe bizarre light patterns from a star millions of miles away ...

Galactic SThis bizarre light pattern is a one-of-a-kind among 150,000 stars examined by the Kepler Telescope. A TEAM of astronomers has stumbled across what it believes could be a swarm of alien megastructures hidden millions of miles away. The object ... >> view original

'We've got to look after this planet' says winner of Nikon Small World contest

(CNN) A photo that brings viewers face-to-face with a honey bee has won a prestigious international photography contest that celebrates microscopic imagery in a blend of art and science. Australian Ralph Grimm took the top prize in the annual Nikon ... >> view original

Advanced solar-powered cars gear up for grueling World Solar Challenge

If you're looking to bring together the world's brightest budding engineers to push solar technology to its very limits, then there may be no better backdrop than the dusty, sun-drenched expanses of central Australia. The biennial World Solar Challenge ... >> view original

Amazing images of Australia from space taken by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly in ...

Shoba RaoNews Corp Australia Network. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. THESE photos of Australia are out of this world — and it's the incredible view NASA astronaut Scott Kelly can see of ... >> view original

Ada Lovelace and the role models who guide women towards a life less ordinary

A century before the first computers, Ada Lovelace wrote a study on the potential of Charles Babbage's yet-to-be-built Analytical Engine. Technology · 'Sickening and boring': Democratic debate streamed in VR. by Denham Sadler. Wednesday morning's US ... >> view original

Iron Age Sacrificial Site with Human and Canine Remains Discovered in Denmark

Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed a well-preserved Iron Age village, along with the remains of one human and eight dogs lying next to tethering stakes in a nearby peat bog. The circumstances of the discovery suggest that the human and animals ... >> view original

Artificial whisker reveals source of harbor seal's uncanny prey-sensing ability

Harbor seals have an amazingly fine-tuned sense for detecting prey, as marine biologists have noted for years. Even when blindfolded, trained seals are able to chase the precise path of an object that swam by 30 seconds earlier. Scientists have ... >> view original