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The Chinese education ministry says some people are denied visas. Students in China believe those studying science and technology are being targeted.

Australia's conservative government is considering fast-tracking visas for white South African farmers so they can flee their "horrific circumstances" for a "civilised country". Steve Ciobo, agreed the farmers' situation was "cause for concern". "Let's be frank, if we see in this case -- people who

The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by 14 per cent in the five years to 2016, according to census data which also reveals a "significant" increase in older women on the streets and a growing group living in overcrowded accommodation.

As we cringed at the tale of a woman who contracted hookworm on a beach holiday, a 60-strong research group in Cairns were infecting themselves for the sake of science.

Boom!Residents of southeast Michigan were left a bit shaken Tuesday night after a big bright flash lit up the sky and the ground beneath them shook.A flying saucer? No. A shooting star? Not quite.The National Weather Service eventually solved the mystery,

New reports claims workers' skin at an Apple factory is peeling off.

Two weeks out from the first day back at school, the nationwide teacher shortage has reached crisis point.

Consumers will be slugged with an average 4 per cent rise in private health insurance premiums this year despite major Turnbull government reforms designed to rein in costs.

The little dog that made a big 1,500 kilometre journey from Queensland to South Australia after hitching a ride on a truck, will make the trek home next week.

The 2017/2018 influenza strain is virulent. Flu activity has increased significantly in recent weeks with influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominating so far this season, the CDC. In the past, A(H3N2) virus-predominant influenza seasons have been associated with more hospitalizations and deaths in

Foggy, absentminded and forgetful. Many women have long insisted that pregnancy-induced "baby brain" is not just a myth, and now Australian researchers have confirmed it is a scientific reality.

A PASSENGER plane late has skidded off the runway just metres away from the sea as it landed at an airport in northern Turkey, local media images

With about a megalitre of sewage flowing from the toilets of Cloncurry every day, the local council has built a new trial site for biofuel plants.

US President Donald Trump says a program that protects illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children from being deported would

A former Fox News contributor who reached a $2.5 settlement with the network after alleging sexual assaulton Sunday saidshe brokethe terms of her confidentiality agreementin order to return fire on Fox mogul Rupert Murdoch.

SYDNEY tenants can look forward to a discounted lease on life with rents tumbling across the city's east, west and north and remaining static everywhere else.

The "bikini bridge" phenomenon started as a hoax and caught on quickly because it reflected the cultural expectations placed on women's bodies.

CVS will buy insurance giant Aetna in a roughly $US69 billion ($A97 billion) deal that will help the US pharmacy chain provide more health care and keep a key client, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of trying to carry explosives onto a plane in western Sweden.

Reduction of local news and station closures disastrous for people living outside Australias cities, researchers say