The country risks being placed on a human rights blacklist for failing to comply with prison monitoring obligations under a UN anti-torture treaty

A magnitude 4,7 earthquake has rattled New South Wales close to the proposed site of a new nuclear power plant; initially identified as a magnitude 5,0 before being downgraded twice, it was felt as far as Canberra and left thousands with no power

An enquiry will be set to modernise organ donation laws: current Australia's definition of death prevents organ transplants from using the latest technologies, key to the best results

Australia faces a shortage of general practitioners: fewer medical graduates choose this career and regional or remote areas are the hardest hit

A four-year, $2,2 billion agreement for the repair and maintenance of Australia's Collins-class submarine fleet has been signed by the federal government