The prime minister under increasing pressure to comment on allegations people smugglers were bribed to steer clear of Australia.
Labor has asked the Auditor General to urgently investigate claims Australian authorities paid thousands of dollars to crew members on board a boat of refugees, to turn back to indonesia.
Tony Abbott has refused to confirm or deny the claims.
In what's being described as one of the biggest breakthroughs in a decade.
Australian researchers have almost entirely rid a Sydney man of his asbestos related mesothelioma.
The 51 year old's treatment included using tiny genes called micro dna to shrink the cancer tumor, and nanocells to transport them into his lungs.
The robotic philae comet lander has surprised scientists-by contacting earth after 7 months of silence.
After a botched landing researchers thought it may have been lost forever but philae is now closer to the sun,enabling it's solar panels to produce the power to send more data on how the planets evolved.
And australia's Matthew Dellavedova is again taking it to the NBA's superstars in game five of the finals.
The cleveland cavaliers and the golden state warriors have both won two games in the best of seven series.