The University of Queensland has partnered the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council and Metro South Health, to improve the high dementia rates of indigenous Australians and communities.

The combined team known as DementiaECHO aims to increase local capacity to care for Indigenous Australians in remote, rural and urban communities.

A new ruling by the Australian Energy commission is being criticized by Solar Citizens, an organisation responsible for protecting solar panelled households. 

The new ruling known as “ the sun tax” will see networks now given the power to charge solar households for exporting clean energy.
 

The latest cover of Vogue, featuring Yolngu model Magnolia Maymuru and her daughter Djarraran, has garnered a lot of attention online.

The striking photograph on the September issue of the magazine have seen comments on social media point outhe importance of centring the voices of First Nations women.

The High Court in London has allowed the US to challenge a psychiatric evaluation of Julian Assange, which was key in an earlier court ruling refusing Washington’s request to extradite him for trial.

Wednesday’s appeal proceeding is the latest development in the continuing effort by the US to extradite Assange to stand trial on American soil for alleged computer-related crimes.

Queensland authorities have taken aim at those who have attempted to evade the state's mask mandate by wearing fraudulent exemption badges and attempting to fake medical conditions.  

Deputy Police Commissioner Steve said those who legitimately struggle to wear masks should stay home.

A Queensland lawn mowing company has taken up a new clean and green alternative to its typical human employees. 

Business owners Michael McConnel and Allison Gleeson have instead chosen to employ the grass cutting expertise of two goats named Salt and Pepper.

Four-year-old Tharnicaa and her family from Biloela will make a last ditch attempt to get a visa to stay in the country, as she learns today whether Australia’s highest court will hear her case. 

Tharnicaa was discharged from a Perth hospital in June after being medically evacuated from Christmas immigration detention where the family was held for three years as they fought deportation to Sri Lanka.

An Afghan refugee held in Australian immigration detention for 8 years has gone to court to try and secure the emergency evacuation of his family as the Taliban advances across Afghanistan.

The refugee worked alongside coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Namibia has sold off 57 live elephants at an auction which it said was aimed at reducing populations in areas affected by drought and conflict with humans.

The country raised over $500,000 from the sale

Thousands of people signed a petition which condemned the auction that ended in January.

Fires have set large parts of Algeria, Turkey and Greece aflame over the past week, with an atmosphere monitor saying the Mediterranean had become a wildfire hotspot.

Wildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have now killed at least 65 people as state television reported on Wednesday.