An Ethiopian Airlines aircraft has crashed, killing 157 victims.

The flight left around 8:30am and “lost contact” with air controllers six minutes later. This is the second time a Boeing 737 from the airline in six months has crashed  

Ethiopian and American investigators are looking at the cause of the situation, whilst Ethiopia has declared a day of mourning for the victims.

Astronomers have taken the most accurate measurement of the Milky Way to date, finding it is heavier than previously estimated.

A team of international scientists used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite to determine our galaxy weighs about 1.5 trillion solar masses or 1.5 trillion times the weight of the Earth's Sun.

Astronomers also found the majority of the galaxy's mass comes predominantly from dark matter, not the 200 billion stars.

A $2.3 million study funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council looking into the links between various forms of child abuse has been announced.

10,000 people between the ages of 16 and 86 will be anonymously interviewed regarding the detrimental outcomes of the abuse across the lifespan of victims, in a bid to highlight the economic and long-term cost of child abuse and hopefully spur the government to implement prevention measures.

Cervical cancer self-tests are helping to make women feel more comfortable with the procedure and are increasing screening rates.

For many women, seeing their GP for a check-up is a challenge as they may feel embarrassed or anxious.

The cervical cancer self-test aims to break down this barrier and make women feel at ease.

Cervical cancer expert, Dr. Marion Saville says women have found the test acceptable and 90 per cent of participants would do it again.

Brisbane City Council has given the scooter company Lime two weeks’ notice to fix its scooter glitches.

Multiple injuries have been reported after scooters have been locking in at full speed while being used. Queensland Lime community affairs manager Nelson Savnh says the company is using multiple updates for the firmware to ensure future safety.

Council has given the company until March 18 to prove they can solve the issue.

New laws proposed by the Liberal National Party would see Queensland motorists involved in road rage attacks fined thousands of dollars and spending up to five years in jail.

Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says the terrifying scenes of violence on Queensland roads has to stop.

Proposed penalties range from 18 months behind bars for drivers to lose their cool, to 5 years jail time for predatory drivers who physically threaten or chase others.

A 116 year old Japanese woman has been honoured as the World's oldest person.

Guinness World Records officially recognised Kane Tanaka in a celebration at her nursing home in Japan's south-west.

Ms Tanaka was born on January 2nd, 1903, and is an avid fan of mathematics and the board game Othello.

The First Lady of the United States mistook retiring Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for the wife of a minister.

Minister Bishop told audiences at the Adelaide Festival when she and her partner were introduced to First Lady Trump, she was invited to the partners “ladies” lunch at the United Nations General Assembly Leaders Week in 2017, instead of her partner David Panton.

First Lady Trump apparently was confused when Minister Bishop informed her Mr Panton would instead be attending.