Japan has joined the United States in banning poultry imports from Victoria, as the state works to control two outbreaks of avian influenza.

Unidentified objects believed to be from North Korea were seen near the heavily fortified border. 

Unidentified objects believed to be from North Korea were seen near the heavily fortified border. 

Rail authorities were alerted to the fatal consequences of a train and truck crash in SA's north when a member of the public answered one of the dead drivers' phones, a preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau finds.

Rail authorities were alerted to the fatal consequences of a train and truck crash in SA's north when a member of the public answered one of the dead drivers' phones, a preliminary report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau finds.