Sha Lang has set up a "stick library" on Mulambin Beach near Yeppoon in central Queensland, where there is a collection of sticks for dogs to play with and - hopefully - return or leave one of their own

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor plans to guarantee social services - including basic allowances - to Australian citizens only; many argue permanent residents and many more categories should be allowed to access to NDIS

Non-discriminatory immigration policy will be ended and social media vetting for visa applicants introduced if liberal coalition will governs again according to a number of media outlets in Australia

A health alert was issued across Perth after a traveller returned from overseas with measles, with 10 new exposure sites listed across the city’s east and inner suburbs; measles, highly infectious, can develop 7-18 days after exposure to the virus

Fuelled by growing anti-immigration sentiment in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack, the right-wing party One Nation has surged in the polls in recent months, overtaking Liberals to emerge as the nominal opposition to Labor