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A resident from North Queensland has tested positive for Zika virus after returning from a holiday in Thailand and Bali. The Dengue Action Response Team (DART) has now been sent to Gordonvale

A seven-year-old boy has been left alone in a train station after the train’s carriage doors closed as he tried to wheel his bike on to the carriage. Parents Andy and Gen

A one-year-old boy in India that has been diagnosed with a rare “early puberty” condition has adult-sized genitals, facial hair and even sexual urges. The boy called Vaibhav, not his

A burlesque dancer has slammed an airline for telling her to dress appropriately before she was allowed to board a flight. Maggie McMuffin, who was wearing thigh-high socks, a long-sleeve top

A mother has decided to make a sacrifice and not take pain killers for her injuries after a car crash so she could breastfeed her baby. Mum Danni Bett was travelling with

At least 68 children were reportedly sick due to mould issues of the popular brand of children’s water cups and bottles.  With the recall in US and Canada being issued by

A three-year-old boy has died just 24 hours after coming home from preschool with a simple tummy bug, later discovered as a rare type of meningitis. Henry Walter had gone to

A 17-year-old woman is in an induced coma after she was allegedly set on fire by her boyfriend. A young woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken to the

A zoo has been slammed for killing a gorilla after a four-year-old boy falls into his enclosure. Staff and officials of the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio in the US received backlash after

The 18-year-old babysitter, who was driving a car along with a policeman’s four-year-old daughter when it crashed last December, has been charged over the girl’s death. Courteney Matthews was driving a red Mazda

A six-month-old girl has become the world’s youngest water skier after skiing over 200 metres at the World Barefoot Centre in the US. Zyla St Onge has broken the decades-old

Parents were outraged after the Wanneroo Districts Netball Association forced their daughters to play under extreme conditions or be slapped with a fine. Parents have slammed the Wanneroo Districts Netball Association, claiming that

A mother has given birth to probably the heaviest girl in the world weighing 15 pounds. A 19-year-old mother, known only as Nandini, was surprised after she gave birth to

A mother has shared her heartbreak after her daughter in a forward-facing car seat was left with life-threatening injuries in car crash while her other daughter in a rearward-facing carseat was

A multi-million dollar support package to help debt-ridden farmers affected by unforeseen price cuts by dairy manufacturers has been announced today by the Federal government. Many dairy farmers from Tasmania,

A mother is facing deportation that could lead her to be separated from her kids because of her criminal past.  Mum-of-five Kelly Webb, 30, originally from England, migrated to Australia as a two-year-old but

Researchers from New Zealand say that Lego products are increasingly becoming violent to retain children’s attention. A study from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand say that Lego products are increasingly

A quick-thinking seven-year-old girl has saved her dad as she flagged down traffic to get medical help after a car crash. Ella Rawes was with her father, James when the car her