Victorian households could be separating rubbish into six or more bins — instead of the usual two or three — to help solve the state's recycling crisis.  

China's decision - last year - to stop importing foreign waste has forced Victoria to "urgently reconsider" how it deals with recycling. 

Since then, waste from Victorian recycling bins has either gone to landfill or been stockpiled, creating massive fire risks.

All of Australia’s major newspapers are featuring "censored" front pages to show the impact of government secrecy today.  

The Right To Know coalition is behind the campaign, calling for the decriminalisation of public interest journalism, and greater protection for the media and whistleblowers. 

Green parties have made strong gains in Switzerland's parliamentary election, according to initial projections.

The anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP) is set to win, despite losing at least 3% of its support.

But projections show a combined vote for the two green parties of around 20%, which would make them major players in Swiss politics.

Their gains reflect voters' concerns over climate change, seen as the dominant issue in this election.

Australian carrier Qantas has completed a test of the longest non-stop commercial passenger flight as part of research on how the journey could affect pilots, crew and passengers.

The Boeing 787-9 with 49 people on board took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly from New York to Sydney, a 16,200-km (10,066-mile) route.

Next month, the company plans to test a non-stop flight from London to Sydney.

Qantas expects to decide on whether to start the routes by the end of 2019.

Queensland's only spinal injuries unit is at capacity forcing patients to remain on hospital wards for prolonged periods of time. 

Doctors say the 40-bed unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital is at capacity "most of the time" because more patients are coming with more complex issues, increasing their length of stay. 

Because of the capacity issues, spinal patients are remaining in ordinary hospital wards where they can’t receive specialised treatment.

A Brisbane restaurant owner has created an initiative to equip asylum seekers with skills in hospitality to improve their job prospects and ease social isolation. 

Milton restaurant - Mongrel - initiated a project that gave six asylum seekers paid work experience in hospitality, learning skills in the kitchen, bar and cafe. 

 Job insecurity is recognised as a primary concern of refugees who say finding a job with no experience in Australia is challenging.

All of Australia’s major newspapers are featuring "censored" front pages to show the impact of government secrecy today.  

The Right To Know coalition is behind the campaign, calling for the decriminalisation of public interest journalism, and greater protection for the media and whistleblowers. 

Attorney-General Christian Porter has said it is now next to impossible to remove Australians caught in Turkey's invasion of Syria.

At least 66 Australian women and children are being held at Kurdish camps in northern Syria as the region withstands an invasion from Turkish forces. 

Mr Porter has described the region as an unbelievably dangerous place, and says the government will not put Australian’s lives at risk to extract the people left in the camps.