PNG health officials have called for public autopsies as a possible solution to sorcery-related attacks.

Thousands of crown-of-thorn starfish which have been eating through the southern regions of the Great Barrier Reef will be targeted in large-scale cull over the following week.

A random truck inspection at the Laos-China border has resulted in the rescue of six red pandas, the largest recorded rescue of the endangered animal.

Australian researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and John Hopkins University have began to develop a blood test that could significantly increase early-stage cancer diagnosis.

A local camper-van manufacturer which built retro style camper vans to order has gone into voluntary administration last week, leading customers, workers, and investors to panic.

The company that built the vans consulted with liquidation accountants as early as mid-2016, according to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

One of the owners, Glenn Wills will face the Brisbane Magistrates Court today on eleven charges of failure to supply a product after accepting payment.

Health courses were the most popular for Queensland students entering tertiary education this year, according to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre.

QTAC CEO Dr John Griffiths believes the high preference for health courses was in reaction to the growing demand for professionals in the allied health industry, including physiotherapy and psychological services.

The allied health field covers health professions outside of doctors, dentists, and nurses, supporting patients via a range of technical, therapeutic, and diagnostic services.

Sydney rail workers will go ahead with a planned strike, despite ‘promising’ talks between union leaders and rail management.

The 24-hour strike, which will take place on Monday the 29th of January, comes after the New South Wales government refused union demands for a six percent pay rise over four years.

Currently, the government is holding fast to a 2.5 percent increase only.

Victorian police have announced two former state MPs will not face charges, despite both having falsely claimed a parliamentary allowance.

Former Speaker Telmo Languiller and former Deputy Speaker Don Nardella were forced to resign from their posts after it was discovered they were falsely receiving an allowance for living outside of their electorates.

Before the scandal broke, Languiller and Nardella had received $38,000 and $98,000 respectively, which they have been ordered to pay back.

The President of Zimbabwe has pledged to hold democratic elections in the country within the next six months.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took office after the forced resignation of General Mugabe, said he will uphold his promise for free and fair elections.

General Mugabe was ousted by the army last November, after 37 years in power.