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'Monster fatberg' goes on public display in London museum

Historyenthusiastswithstrongstomachscannowcomeface-to-facewithpartofthe130-tonne"monsterfatberg"foundlastyearcloggingaVictorian-erasewer,inanewLondonexhibit.The

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'Cool Runnings' revisited as Jamaican women qualify in bobsled

AJamaicanwomen'sbobsledteamhavequalifiedfornextmonth'sWinterOlympicsinPyeongchang,30yearsafteramen'steamfromtheCaribbeannationfirstmadetheirfairytaleappearancea

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Australian school children must learn to swim by age of 12: gov't

​Every child in the Victorian school system will be required to swim by the age of 12 under new government guidelines.

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Aust'n state extends controversial policy of "harvesting" kangaroos for pet food

​The Australian state of Victoria will push ahead with its controversial policy of killing kangaroos and recycling their meat to use in low-cost pet food.

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Aust'n state's worst road toll in decade blamed on 'risk taking' motorcyclists

The Australian state of Victoria is experiencing its worst road toll in a decade, with motorcyclist deaths accounting for almost one-third of those killed in traffic accidents.

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Australian scientists produce drug making cancer cells "simply melt away"

A new cancer drug, tested for the first time by Melbourne researchers, has proved extremely effective in killing cancerous blood cells.