According to sources, France surpassed bids from Germany and Japan and won the A$50 billion or $40 billion contract for building Australia's new fleet of submarines. The contract went to French naval contractor DCNS. The budding defence export industry of Japan suffered a major blow by losing the contract.

In the first three months of the year the core inflation in Australia have probably eased further but most economists say that it will not be sufficient to power a cut in the cash rate.

The parents of a six year old boy in Australia have said that they have refused cancer treatment for six year old son and are opting for alternative treatment in Asia.

They defended their decision to refuse chemotherapy treatment for a malignant brain tumour, in an interview. Angela Kiszko and Adrian Strachan, who are form tehcity of Perth in Australia, said that they want alternative treatments for their son's medulloblastoma instead ofchemotherapy and radiotherapy as recommended by their doctors.

Orion Health has been successfully in getting a lucrative contract from Metro North, which is the biggest health service provider in the state of Queensland in Australia.

Orion Health is a leading health systems software company and it is the company's second large contract in a fortnight. The company had announced in the previous week that it is entering into a contract with a major American healthcare provider.

According to a new research study, premature babies are a t a much higher risk of infectious diseases.

A mental health patient in Melbourne has lost a bid to remove a smoking ban at a high security mental health hospital.