More than 6,800 flood victims have won a class action against the Queensland Government and dam operators for negligence in managing the Wivenhoe and Somerset dams.

An online site raising money to help bushfire affected Koalas has become one of Australia's most successful ever charity campaigns - raising $1.8 million on a goal of $25,000.

Tasmania's Aboriginal Community is running a strong in-country wilderness program and the mental health benefits can be astounding.

The Prime Minister under increasing pressure to apologise for making a false statement to Parliament while defending energy minister Angus Taylor; The wild ride that was the life and career of Clive James - TV critic, author, lyricist, raconteur...and world expert on crazy Japanese game shows; And the rise and rise of a modern-day media behemoth, the Betoota Advocate.

The Prime Minister is under increasing pressure today to apologise in person for making a false statement to Parliament in his defence of Angus Taylor.

The interim report of Victoria's Royal Commission into the mental health system is recommending a new tax or levy be introduced to fund a dramatic overhaul of the failing set-up.

Doctors from one of Sydney's most respected hospitals have pleaded with the New South Wales premier to scrap strip searches and conduct pill testing trials at music festivals.

In a report published today in the journal Nature, scientists suggest that some of the signals that indicate that earth has reached a "point of no return" may already have been reached.

The family of poet and broadcaster Clive James released a statement overnight, saying he died on Sunday at his home in Cambridge in England, and that a private funeral was held yesterday.

The Betoota advocate is one of the sharpest Australian news satire sites available - although its founders would insist it is not satire or fake news but "penetrating and incisive" journalism.