A 30-year-old Australian woman has been charged with trying to kill her newborn son by abandoning him in a roadside drain for five days before passers-by heard his cries.

Police in Australia have questioned but not charged a 30-year-old woman whose newborn baby boy was found abandoned in a drain near a Sydney motorway.

A 30-year-old woman whose newborn baby was found abandoned in a drain near a Sydney motorway is being questioned by Australian police.

The parents of rare Australian conjoined twins Faith and Hope have thanked their supporters after the death of their girls.