An ancient jaw bone and stool tones found in a cave in Northern Israel has shown that modern humans left Africa 180,000 years ago.

Scientists have moved the symbolic Doomsday Clock ahead by 30 seconds, saying the world is even closer to destruction due to world leaders’ poor responses to the possibility of a nuclear war.

Calls for a rodeo in South Australia to be cancelled on animal welfare grounds have been ignored, despite the threat of extreme heat.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for families of immigrants who commit crimes to be deported.

A Brisbane protester is facing charges after successfully disrupting a train line connected to the Adani Abbott Point coal terminal.

Many areas in regional Queensland have enjoyed a rise in employment, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

2018 Oscar Announcer, Casey Affleck, has withdrawn from presenting at the ceremony amid sexual harassment claims.

The #MeToo campaign has created heightened scrutiny around allegations against Affleck which first surfaced in 2010, during the production of I’m Not There.

A spokeswoman for the academy says that Affleck’s decision will allow them to ‘keep the focus on the show and on the great work of this year’.