Japan has mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination...
The owners of Port Pirie’s lead smelter face a hefty fine for a series of failures that led to 700 litres of “toxic” sulphuric acid leaking...
Queensland school students are smoking and trading highly addictive, flavoured and disposable e-cigarettes called “puff bars”, say concerned parents and teachers. Key points: Parents and teachers are concerned...
Just after suffering the worst drought in living memory, farms and communities in western New South Wales are now enduring another natural disaster — millions of...
The Queensland government says it will open mass vaccination centres later this year when more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses become available. Key points: The announcement comes after the...
Spend any time with Elizabeth Woodgate and you’ll soon realise that neither age nor gender is a barrier to realising your dreams. Key points: Elizabeth Woodgate won the 231-kilometre section...
Top End residents have been warned to prepare for an intense fire season, as above-average rainfall over the past several months has led to the destructive...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is convinced it has considered every possibility to stage “a safe and secure games” for both the people of Japan and...
A police unit to help WA’s casino regulator investigate junket operators and money laundering “should never have been disbanded”, the Perth Casino Royal Commission has been...
India’s death toll from COVID-19 has passed 300,000, the third country to reach that many fatalities behind the United States and Brazil. Key points: India has...