'Not a waste of money': Authority to be dissolved after decade of issues

The action, in which garment workers have clashed with police, is a culmination of the apparel industry's global supply chains, which human right experts say result in poor working conditions.

Queensland Water Minister Ann Leahy says rapid industrial growth in the Western Downs could help drive private investment in major water infrastructure projects, including the long-discussed Nathan Dam project.

Paraguay's president has stepped down after the collapse of Ueno Bank plunged the country into a political crisis.

While Perth's property prices have dropped in the past three months, the real risk to people with mortgages is not negative equity but losing their job.