Engineer and entrepreneur Dr Alan Finkel will be our new chief scientist. During a lively press conference with the PM, Dr Finkel spoke about his vision for a world "where we don't have to use any coal". Malcolm Turnbull quickly clarified, saying coal would be around "for a very long time". Dr Finkle is described as the "electric planet" visionary.
The death toll from the earthquake in South Asia is expected to rise as aid organisations in Afghanistan and Pakistan reach the worst affected areas
After a day of bacon bashing, some specialists have responded to the WHO's decision to list processed meats as a group 1 carcinogen alongside tobacco smoke and asbestos. They say the move "doesn't mean you need to stop eating any red and processed meat". Maybe just consider cutting back. We're somewhat relieved...
Murder victim Karlie Pearce-Stevenson's bank account was used to access $90,000 and her phone used to contact her family to make it look like she was still alive, police reveal.
Processed meats like bacon, sausages and hot dogs can cause colon cancer and red meat is also a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation experts say, in a potentially heavy blow for the global meat industry.
The United States has sent a guided-missile destroyer to challenge 12-nautical-mile territorial limits that China claims around artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a defence official says.
Rescuers pick their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency searching for survivors after a massive quake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing at least 277 people.
Fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco would be under a significant amount of pressure and most likely heading somewhere they feel comfortable, New South Wales police say.
The Federal Government's new chief science advisor, Alan Finkel, advocates for an end to the use of coal for energy but acknowledges the change will not happen "overnight".
A second major national opinion poll this month returns a healthy lead for the Government, while the Opposition Leader's personal popularity appears to be dwindling.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian man missing after a boat sank in Canada, killing five people.
Cardiff University has rejected a petition to uninvite Australian expatriate academic Germaine Greer from giving a lecture, despite efforts by some of the university's students to have her banned.
The assault case against an American baseball player is a waste of "police time and resources" and the criminal proceedings before an Adelaide court are being used as leverage for a compensation claim in the United States, a lawyer claims.
The daughter of an anti-coal seam gas farmer who took his own life uses the ABC's Q&A program to condemn Australia's politicians for what she sees as a lack of empathy on the issue.
A man dressed as Star Wars character Chewbacca is detained for disobeying police during local polls in Ukraine, but says he cannot pay his fine because his "intergalactic bank" does not have a branch on Earth.
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