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.

An inquest heard that up to 50 calls were pending to respond for ambulances, which led to the death of a man who drank a fatal dose of disinfectant. The man first rang 000 for help, but died because no ambulance was available to provide him much needed care.

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) has posted a list of hospitals that are at risk of being sold, on its website. Not only this, the QNU has also carried out rally outside Townsville Hospital in which they have raised voice against possible privatization of many hospitals in Northern Queensland.

A former US nurse, who had visited Melbourne to attend a nursing conference, has contracted HIV and hepatitis C through a needle injury. Since then, Dr Karen Daley has been campaigning for safety.