Felicity Sheppard

There are 29 million donors on worldwide bone marrow registries, so why do so many cancer patients end up in a desperate needle-in-a-haystack search for a potential cure?

According to Aussie slang, not much is supposed to happen in the back of Bourke. But when my grandparents moved to the outback post in 1958, they met Mother Teresa and gained a collection of tales of divine providence destined to become family folklore, writes Felicity Sheppard.

Meet Sebastian Rich, a photojournalist of war, and occasionally peace who spends his days in some of the world's deadliest places.

With ants, grasshopper and monkfish liver on the menu at Noma, the Copenhagen restaurant is sure to divide its diners when it makes its much-anticipated move down under.

The sport of paraclimbing hits new heights in Australia as para-athletes compete in the Australian Lead Climbing Championships for the first time.

They once appeared in letterboxes in colourful envelopes promising millions, but scams are becoming increasingly difficult to spot as they trickle into the mobile phones, email accounts and personal lives of Australians.

Twenty years ago Tim Berners-Lee launched the World Wide Web in a bid to better share information. We take a look back at other key developments to the internet that have changed our lives.

A mother whose son was diagnosed with leukemia has called for Australia to emulate a French law that allows generous employees to donate leave to colleagues with a seriously ill child.

Diners seeking the best in gastronomic delights are tucking into fancy fare including moss, brown bread ice-cream and edible helium balloons. Restaurants dabbling in unique but delicious dining dominated at the 2014 World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in London this week. Claiming the top spot and title of San Pellegrino world’s best restaurant was Danish restaurant, Noma. A previous three-time winner, the award was a return to number one for head chef and owner, Rene Redzepi.