In an Australian first, Western Australia's Commissioner for Children is set to conduct an independent inquiry into the mental health of young people.
New research suggests people living in the Northern Territory drink more alcohol than other Australians and are also more likely to die from it.
The New South Wales north coast has given a frosty reception to the news that a Queensland festival site has been promised a $3 million upgrade.
The first large-scale bicycle hire scheme in Britain will get under way in London on Friday (local time).
The first large-scale bicycle hire scheme in Britain will get under way in London on Friday (local time).
Meg Wade is living every horse rider's nightmare.
Firefighters believe a house fire in Melbourne's north-west was caused by incorrectly installed insulation.
Darwin's Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer says the planned satellite city of Weddell is a nightmare and should not go ahead.
UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles.
New research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.
A food charity says despite improved economic conditions it is still feeding 70,000 people a week in south-east Queensland.
Commonwealth chief medical officer Jim Bishop says seasonal flu vaccinations for children under five can continue.
A truck bypass that cost $5.5 million will be officially opened at Millicent in south-east South Australia today.
The Tweed Shire Council is to take legal action against a Tweed Heads lap-dancing club.
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has put its structure plan for the greenfield development at Palmview in south-east Queensland on hold.
Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry is leading calls for the Federal Government to commit more money to the country's mental health system.
The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has installed fluorescent warning signs outside a Lake Macquarie primary school where parents are lobbying for a 40kph zone.
Almost two years after the initial application was submitted, the Macedon Ranges Council has approved a planning permit for a second supermarket in Woodend.
Negotiations are continuing to come up with a new approach to parking meters in Wollongong CBD that will satisfy both shoppers, business owners and Wollongong council.
Researchers in WA are trying to determine why most health and social services have failed to significantly improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people.