Academics and professionals from medical and legal fields watched “Hard to Believe”—a documentary-style film exploring unethical organ harvesting in China.

The Federal Government has approved a new source of revenue for farmers in arid and semi-arid areas of Australia by introducing credits for farmers who plant and maintain native trees on their properties.

A spokesperson from the Australian Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said that the Government is active in raising human rights issues with their Chinese counterparts.

Australian Senator John Madigan says respect is key to the Australia-China relationship, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard visits China from April 5. It is unknown how candid Gillard can be with the Chinese regime on the key issues of human rights and regional security.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a $1 billion jobs package on Feb 17 aimed at the country’s struggling manufacturing sector.

A NSW Central Coast woman is calling for the release of her mother, who has been illegally detained in Beijing for talking about her spiritual beliefs in public.

The NSW Food Authority has warned the public that the presence of an algal bloom in Sydney’s Botany Bay has made the local shellfish unfit for consumption.

Over the next few years, the US will send more troops to Darwin and Australia will provide the US with greater access to airfields in the north and naval bases on the west coast, such as HMAS Sterling on Garden Island near Perth.