The Australian government should promptly act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and improve the conditions in the elderly care facilities, including the banning of chemical restraint practices, strengthening accountability and solving understaffing issues, an international human rights organization said on Tuesday

At least 71 homes have been destroyed in a wildfire that hit the Perth Hills in Western Australia, the Brisbane Times reported on Wednesday, citing firefighters and adding that the number of demolished homes is expected to climb higher

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of some of Australia's largest cities on Saturday to protest against racial inequality and the treatment of the country's Indigenous population in police custody, the SBS News broadcaster reports

Australia on Saturday saw protesters take to the streets in most major cities on the back of the worldwide wave of anti-racism demonstrations, media reported