Health services warn of the dangers of heat-related illness on the vulnerable amid soaring temperatures across south-east ...

A 42-year-old man has been charged following the suspicious death of a man in his 90s in the town of Morwell, in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

The court heard the victim had declined help or to pursue the matter with police at the time of the alleged assault, telling ...

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Ian Tucker is investigating the use of online services, where doctors prescribe a service, allowing patients to connect with social groups for support.

Jiayi Fang reads her essay describing what each of us can do to assist in the conservation and protection of the environment.

Chris Stringer places Homo longi with previously known ancient humans, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and our own species, ...

Opals, ancient humans and sharks dating back 465 million years. This week we see how today’s world has been shaped from the distant past.

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The WA Labor government has put tackling family and domestic violence at the top of its agenda. In spite of this, eight police officers did not perform their duties in lead-up to the Floreat murders, ...

Fire crews are responding after a small plane crashed in north-east Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's governor says.