More than 30 of the nation's top water scientists have united in an urgent plea to the Federal Government to reduce water allocations.
Electrical specialists have warned the Government not to use safety switches to fix problems in houses fitted with foil insulation.
A British journalist has been freed by the Hamas Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip, nearly four weeks after his arrest on suspicion of spying for Israel, Palestinian and British officials said.
Palestinian leaders are threatening to pull out of planned peace talks with Israel unless it reverses a plan to build 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem.
A 100-year-old wool store full of stained tutus and soggy props is not a pretty picture for one of the country's flagship arts companies.
Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that hatred of Indigenous Australians is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.
Australia has retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth match of the series at Eden Park in Auckland.
The New South Wales Opposition has described a Sydney school's decision to place children with autism into a pen during play periods as inhumane and cruel.
Healthcare professionals and industry groups are calling for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease, saying the condition is misunderstood, much like depression was 20 years ago.
A test case on equal pay is being launched today as the first step in a campaign by unions to close the 17 per cent pay gap between women and men.