Birthing in our community success

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brisbane based birthing in our community program has released data by researchers at Charles Darwin University.

The Study has shown that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women using the service were 50% less likely to have a premature baby than those accessing standard maternity care in hospital, as well as a 40% increase in breastfeeding.

Redevelopment of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade

The Gold Coast City Council has approved the redevelopment of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade, despite attempts by Councillor Daphne McDonald to require the developer to reserve at least 1,000 square metres of the ground floor for use as a public arcade or gallery, "to recognise the building's social importance as a place of gathering and entertainment".

Mata’afa is set to become Samoa's first female PM

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is set to become Samoa's first female Prime minister after a Samoan supreme court ruling.

Ms Mata'afa will become the second female head of government in the Pacific after Hilda Heine became President of the Marshall Islands in 2016.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it "feels significant" for the region.

'Taman Shud' mystery body exhumed

The body of the unknown Somerton man will be exhumed today from a cemetery in Adelaide with hopes of developing a DNA profile and cracking the 73 year old cold case.

The mysterious man has eluded identification for decades after being found slumped against the seawall at Somerton Beach on December 1, 1948.

Cassowary stalking bushwalkers

Footage showing a cassowary stalking a group of bushwalkers along a Far North Queensland walking track.

Senior wildlife officer Dinouk Perera, from the Department of Environment and Science, believes that the bird has probably become used to being fed by humans.