Over two hundred and fifty former inmates have joined a class action lawsuit alleging mistreatment at a Western Australia juvenile detention centre.

Lead lawyer Stewart Levitt says he heard of “horrendous” deprivation of liberty in the centre.

South Australians are now able to add Indigenous place names to their addresses on their driver’s licenses. The initiative created by ServiceSA says it took inspiration from Australian Post, who once included First Nation country names on envelopes and packages. 

However the South Australian Native Title Services has raised concerns over the accuracy of native place names and titles. 

The United States says the war in Afghanistan is over after the last military plane containing the remaining US troops departed Hamid Karzai International Airport on 5:29am AEST. 

The occasion marks the official end of the twenty year long Afghan war and comes hours before the official deadline set by US President Joe Biden.

Queensland government abandons its stockpile of 1080 used in wild dog baiting programs.

Minister for Agriculture Mark Furner confirmed the stockpile of the toxin used to control pests, maintained since the 1970s, was now depleted.

The private developer behind Queensland’s regional quarantine facility west of Toowoomba has revealed that it is expected to cost less than a third of other national hubs.

However, concerns remain that without federal approval for international passenger flights to land at the site, travellers will potentially expose Queensland at greater risk during transport.

The Queensland Ballet has opened up a program on the Gold Coast to improve rehabilitation for people with brain injuries.

This 10-week pilot program was developed by Belinda Adams, who was shocked by the lack of rehabilitation options when she became a carer for her son after he sustained life-threatening injuries in a car accident.

Mental health nurses at three Sydney hospitals say they're unable to keep patients safe from COVID-19 without further support.

This comes after 26 patients in the Nepean Hospital’s mental health unit contracted COVID-19.

The Federal Parliament is to give the final say on whether troops are deployed to overseas military conflicts, in the aftermath of Australia's 20-year involvement in Afghanistan.

The Senate will today debate a bill put forward by the Greens which would require the government to seek approval from both houses of Parliament before Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are sent to wars outside Australian territories.

According to government data, England, Wales and Scotland hate crimes related to sexual orientation and gender identity have increased.

In the year to March 2020 in England and Wales, sexual orientation hate crimes average more than 50 reports each day.