Australia

A bill tabled in Parliament this afternoon is expected to allow women freedom to have an abortion for up to...

Scientists think genetics play a significant causal factor for many people who suffer from the debilitating effects of epilepsy. Now...

Has the controversy over the anti-cervical cancer drug Gardasil become a judgement on the sex lives of teenagers? Plummeting sales...

Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice is a winner in more ways than one. Not only is she coming home with three...

Yesterday Peter Garrett announced more than $37 million dollars in funding for Indigenous arts, culture, language, and broadcasting services. He...

Civil rights groups in Queensland are unhappy with new public nuisance fines. The state government has announced a trial for...

There’s still debate surrounding the abortion drug RU486. An amendment was passed two years ago making the drug legal for...

Today marks the beginning of National Science Week – a time to celebrate the contribution of Australian scientists to the...

The climate torch is a Get Up initiative to urge politicians to halve greenhouse pollution by 2020. It launched this...

The idea of renewable energy has been bandied around Australian politics for years, but are we finally seeing a shift...