A time capsule is set to be buried under the new Queen's Wharf Casino with a curious mix of items.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and James Cook University have launched a world-first guide centred around protecting endangered sharks and stingrays.

A Practical Guide to the Effective Design and Management of Martin protected areas for Sharks and Ray's depicts in practical terms how to establish and maintain marine protection areas.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has blown the whistle on a worsening insecure work crisis for women in its statement on monetary policy.

The RBA revealed women are most likely to be working multiple jobs, after receiving relatively low incomes from their primary occupations.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions President Michele O’Neil said that working women power the country and deserve to be treated fairly and equally.

Mothers in Fukashima have rallied together to become radiation experts after a nuclear meltdown.

The mothers set up a radiation testing lab because they didn’t trust government results and wanted to protect the future and children’s health.

Lab director, Ms Kaori Suzuki, said that as mothers, we have to know what we can feed our children and if it is safe.

Fifteen sheep have been registered as pupils at a French primary school in a bid to save classes from closing.

The school had been told they would have to scale back its lessons due to falling pupil numbers, so parents have thought outside the box to raise numbers.

The sheep were provided by a local herder, Michel Girerd, and along with his dog, they ushered the new students to the school to see them officially signed up.

Heavy snowfall on the India-China border has hindered rescue efforts and left hundred of Yaks stranded since December, with at least 300 having already died from starvation, and 50 others in need of immediate medical attention.

The tragedy is unprecedented, with between 10 and 15 yaks on average dying in similar conditions in the Mukuthand valley each year.