Nurses have called for government action over the prevailing hospital violence. Nurses brutally beaten by patients and their relatives are living under threat that they will be shot.

A campaign was launched by the Australian Nursing Federation for the Napthine Government to comply with their promises of taking out $21 million package of hospital security guards that was promised previously.

The Australian Horse Industry Council said that a levy on a horse owner could only be considered after lyssavirus has been confirmed in his horse for the very first time.

An equestrian centre near Allora in southern Queensland is under quarantine after a horse had to be put down after detecting positive for the bat borne disease.

The New South Wales government is thinking about granting power to child care centers to ban children who have not been vaccinated. However, this will not be applicable if they have a genuine conscientious objection.

Tiger Airways Holdings Limited has said that it has recorded an operating profit of $12.7 million during the fourth quarter of the financial year.

Beijing-based State Grid Corp of China (SGCC), which is the world's biggest utility company by revenue, has said that it is planning to acquire Australian power assets in a deal valued at billions of dollars.

The expanded version of AFL Cairns' Dreamtime by the Sea was a winner last year. Organizers said it will certainly support and raise awareness for reconciliation in the community. The event features sport, but it is much more than a game of football.