Phil Mercer

New Zealand Again Offers Sanctuary for Some Manus Island Refugees

Australia rejects New Zealand plan to resettle former offshore detainees, but the offer remains

Australian Surgeons Fit Robotic Legs to Islamic State Bomb Victim

Kurdish filmmaker is recovering well and recent video shows her dancing on her new robotic limbs

Climate Change Affecting Gender of Endangered Green Sea Turtles

Experts warns dangerous gender imbalance with females outnumbering males imperils species

Australia to Allow Export of Cannabis-Based Medicines

Federal government hopes reforms will help Australia become world leader in medicinal cannabis market

Virtual Reality Helping Australians Protect from Catastrophic Bushfires

Project, released ahead of scorching weekend, aims to encourage residents in state of Victoria to prepare for extreme danger

Assisted Breeding Program Helps Australia's Ailing Great Barrier Reef

Researchers have been capturing coral spawn and rearing millions of larvae in large tanks to insert in their natural habitat

Australia Ending Role in Airstrikes Against IS in Iraq and Syria

Australia has been part of US-led international coalition for more than two years carrying out aerial attacks on militant targets in Iraq and Syria

North Korean ‘Black Market Agent’ Arrested in Australia

Australia arrests ‘loyal’ North Korean agent accused of trying to sell missile technology to overseas buyers

Catholic Church Rejects Key Recommendation of Australian Child Abuse Inquiry

Report finds tens of thousands of children were abused in Australian institutions over past decades, many by clergy

Aboriginal Masterpiece in Australia to Raise Money For Kidney Patients

Namatjira landscape painting expected to raise thousands of dollars

Australia’s First Same Sex Weddings to Be Held Within Weeks

Celebrations as Australia legalizes same sex marriages

Landmark Assisted Suicide Law Passes in Australia

Assisted suicide law is designed for patients with terminal illness who are in severe pain and will allow them to obtain lethal drug within 10 days of asking to die

World's Largest Lithium Ion Battery Switched on in South Australia

Promise fulfilled - Tesla boss Elon Musk keeps promise to build world's largest ion battery in 100 days in South Australia

Australia Urged to Build Closer Ties to China As US Power Fades

Latest blueprint for foreign policy says that greater self-reliance is needed as country prepares for world in which US retreats and China becomes more powerful and unpredictable

Youth Justice Shake-Up after Abuse Inquiry in Australia

Royal commssion's final report contains more than 2,500 pages and demands sweeping changes to address 'shocking and systemic failures' in Territory’s youth justice system

Australia ‘Weeks Away’ From Legalizing Gay Marriage

Prime Minister promises to introduce a law before Christmas

‘Godfather of Coral’ on New Mission to Help Save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

The hunt for ‘super corals ‘ - a new mission being to help save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Exhibition Details Indigenous Massacres in Australia

Australia Awaits Result as Gay Marriage Survey Ends

Polls predict a win for reform as Australia’s gay marriage postal survey ends

Protesters Accuse Australia of Treating Refugees 'Like Animals'

Protestors accuse Australia of abandoning refugees