Saturday's news in 2 minutes.

1. Rapper Lil Wayne is “alive and well” after being hospitalised yesterday, despite reports that he was receiving his last rites.

The 30 year old was rushed to hospital in LA yesterday, having suffered a seizure. Entertainment news website TMZ reported he had been placed in an induced coma, with his family and friends gathering to say their goodbyes.

But Mack Maine, president of Young Money – the record label founded by Lil Wayne – responded to these claims today on Twitter, telling fans not to believe the “nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe” and that his friend was “alive and well”.

Lil Wayne has since tweeted a message of his own: “I’m good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love.” He has suffered several unexplained seizures in recent months

2. In a world first, Australian scientists have successfully reactivated the DNA of an extinct animal. Using tissue recovered from the gastric brooding frog, a unique species that existed 30 years ago, the scientists used a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer to create an embryo. If it survives, the embryo is believed to be a vital first step in bringing this species back to life.

3. Labor’s new media law reforms are under review by the Human Rights Commission to determine whether they impinge on international freedom of speech treaties. The examination, part of a regular process for high-profile legislation in parliament, is expected to be finalised early next week according to a commission spokesperson.

4. Talk show host Ellen Degeneres has postponed her highly-anticipated first trip to Australia for a few days while she recovers from the flu. “Trying to get over a bug before I go to Australia. Nobody wants to be down under the weather,” she tweeted.

5. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has promised an overhaul of the Department of Indigenous Affairs if the Coalition is elected into Government later this year.

During a speech at The Sydney Institute yesterday, Abbott said he intended to integrate the Department into the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and engage more with Indigenous Australians.

6. The Vatican has denied allegations that Pope Francis neglected to speak out against human rights abuses during military rule in his native Argentina. “There has never been a credible, concrete accusation against him,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, who blamed the allegations on “anti-clerical left-wing elements that are used to attack the Church”.