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The Minerals Council of Australia has released economic modelling that shows new Higher Efficieny Lower Emission coal power stations, known as HELE plants, are cheaper than previously thought. The research, which it commissioned, prices a 1000MW power station at $2.2 billion, and lower emissions than the most efficient plants operating in Australia today. The assumptions underpinning that modelling have been described as absurd one renewable energy group says, but the Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan says it further makes the case for coal to be part of the future energy mix.

For decades, South Australia has been leading the nation in the recovery and recycling of drink containers. This year, marks the 40th anniversary of the container deposit scheme, which offers a 10 cent refund for each recycled can and bottle. Until five years ago, it was the only state or territory with such a scheme, but now four others either have one or are about to take the plunge.

Australian boxing champion Jeff Horn says he's keen for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao to defend his World welterweight title. Horn has shrugged off criticism over his world title victory yesterday, which caused an angry backlash among fans and on social media. And as boxing fever overtook the nation, the Australian Medical Association renewed its calls to ban the sport because of associated health problems.

An analysis of news reporting about violence against women has found one in six Australian media articles still suggest the victim is to blame. Researchers are worried about how perpertrators are characterised in cases where women are murdered, and how that can influence community attitudes.

A who's who of marine science is in Darwin this week to share their research and learn from their colleagues. At the top of the agenda is research demonstrating extreme impacts on marine life, caused by everything from chemical run-off, to warmer sand as a result of climate change.

A one-armed robot that can lay one thousand bricks an hour has attracted the attention of global machinery giant, Caterpillar. The US company has invested $2.3 million in Perth-based Fastbrick Robotics and will now collaborate on development, manufacture, and sales of the new machine.

The pay dispute engulfing Australian cricket appears to be deepening with both sides refusing to blink. Australia's elite cricketers are standing firm, announcing they'll decide later in the week if they'll call off the South African tour. They say the dispute is about more than just money, but their industrial action has attracted some unlikely critics.

The owners of the Heyfield sawmill in Victoria have agreed to sell it to the State Government rather than shutting it down. The union says thousands of jobs around the state have been saved. The company still plans to open a new sawmill in Tasmania, but some locals are cynical.

Virtual reality has been one of the most hotly anticipated and hyped developments in our digital world. But will it be augmented reality, which layers graphics over real-life scenes, that the public embraces - as they did exactly one year ago with the game Pokemon Go?

With 54 consecutive days over 35 degrees, Moree sweltered through record-breaking temperatures last summer. Air conditioners broke, crops wilted, and some businesses were brought to the brink of collapse. There are some in the town worried its a sign of things to come, but the vast majority are sceptical that hot summers are anything other than a high point in natural weather cycles. Earlier this year, our reporter Angela Lavoipierre took the temperature in Moree on the subject of climate change.