The Australian Human Rights Commission was at it this week with the release of its Collateral Damage report. “While Australia ...

A sustained slide in routine ­child immunisation rates is raising alarm as data reveals under-vaccination of one-year-olds ...

Australia’s continuing failure to divide federal funds equitably looks even more ridiculous in light of WA running budget surpluses of $3.5 billion a year while eastern states face deep budget ...

Army veteran Mathew Whitbread, 49, was fit and healthy when he contracted melioidosis while mud crabbing in north Queensland. It nearly killed him.

It’s the worst figure in ten years, with almost half a million children skipping school regularly across Australia in what is ...

A Tasmanian grandmother accused of fraudulently obtaining work as a carer before using a vulnerable patient’s credit cards to pay for Gold Coast holidays, jewellery, handbags, and Elton John concert ...

While fears remain Tropical Cyclone Alfred may push already tight Queensland rental markets into dangerously low territory, ...

You will have to apply for a Queensland learner licence if you need to practise driving before taking your next test. If you fail a class C (or CA) practical test, you must wait before you can take ...

You can apply for $180 per person, up to $900 for a family of 5 or more, to help purchase food, clothing and medical supplies or secure temporary accommodation. This grant isn’t income or asset tested ...

Police will today make an appeal as part of a homicide investigation into a woman who was found dead in the Brisbane River last month. Police said the 49-year-old was last seen in West End on the ...

Ahead of Cyclone Alfred, we learned the government had only just begun work on a national messaging system — and it wouldn't be ready in time. That must change.