April 23, 2013 Advertisers can now pay to place their ads on one of the government's most popular websites after the Bureau of Meteorology launched its one-year trial of paid advertisements this week.

April 23, 2013 A child psychiatrist has questioned the federal government's ability to roll out social and emotional wellbeing checks for three-year-olds this year, saying there is no reliable screening tool available for the controversial policy.

April 23, 2013 Australia's casual workforce has remained steady over the past decade according to a new Productivity Commission paper that puts union campaigns warning of increases in insecure work in context. Analysis to be released on Tuesday suggests casuals and fixed-term employees were no more common in 2011 than 10 years earlier.

April 23, 2013 Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks Party are in the running to win Senate seats in Victoria and NSW, according to research by the Labor Party's pollster.

April 23, 2013 Premier Barry O'Farrell has refused to budge from his opposition to a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek after Victoria announced it would build a second international airport.

April 23, 2013 Allied offensive launched from a strip of dirt.

April 23, 2013 Every serviceman knows the moment they go to a defence force psychologist their military career is over, says Afghanistan veteran Geoff Evans.

April 23, 2013 Retired top soldier Peter Cosgrove has emerged as the man most likely to replace Australia's first female governor-general under a future Coalition government intent on putting the Anzac tradition above indigenous history.

April 23, 2013 A code banning bookmakers from promoting live odds during sports play will not lead to any practical changes to the way betting is promoted during sports broadcasts.

April 23, 2013 Australia's population will tick past the 23 million mark on Tuesday night, as the country continues to grow at the fastest rate in the developed world.