Opinions are split within government ranks over whether a family currently detained on Christmas Island should be allowed to settle in their adopted home of Biloela.

Nicole was approached in a car park by a man asking for street directions, triggering her internal alarm bells to ring loud. She credits a stranger with her escape from what she later discovered were two of Australia's most notorious kille...

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The health department says the latest case is a primary close contact who has been quarantining throughout their infectious period.

As Christian Eriksen lay unconscious on the field, his pulse slipping away, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen quickly realised there wasn't a second to lose.

A 10-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Coral Bay, in WA's north-west, describes how he saw a shadow moving "faster and faster" before the animal bit him.

More than 150 people were hospitalised and a rescue operation continues to find survivors among the rubble of several residential buildings.

Scott Morrison's widely anticipated first meeting with US President Joe Biden has an unexpected guest in the form of British PM Boris Johnson, as hopes of Australia's borders being reopened in the near-future are dashed.

Investigators made the discovery after entering the badly damaged property on Sunday, a day after a woman's body was found at the site.

For decades, California was a place where dreams could come true. But for the first time in its 171-year history, the state's population is in decline. This is why Californians are giving up and moving on. 

The UK says the path is now clear for a remote trial of Anne Sacoolas, the US woman accused of killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn in August 2019, a significant step towards resolving a dispute that has dogged US-UK relations.

The funeral for four Muslim family members killed in an alleged hate crime draws hundreds of mourners, with the coffin of each victim being draped in the Canadian flag.

Benjamin walked away from the Jehovah's Witnesses after a "brutally honest" assessment of its teachings. He's not alone.

The West Australian government unveils a plan to abolish single-use plastics — including plates, bowls, cups, cutlery and takeaway polystyrene food containers — by the end of the year, with plastic-lined coffee cups to be phased out in ...

Six weeks out from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, Ian Chesterman is upbeat about preparedness amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying he expects the majority of athletes from around the world will have been vaccinated.

Melbourne and Parramatta score important wins over the Warriors and Tigers respectively to shore up their spots at the top of the NRL ladder. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.

As Australia's vaccine rollout continues to accelerate, questions are being raised about how we gradually move away from a world of zero tolerance for outbreaks, and whether the public is ready for that day. 

Alone during lockdown, and working in smaller spaces with limited choices, these top young artists shifted gears to work that soothed and sustained them — with ravishing results.

'I was a fetish for these people'. Elisha stopped mentioning her disability on dating apps after she received too many creepy or nasty messages and she's not alone with this experience.

The Tigers take on the inconsistent Eagles after North Melbourne and GWS could not be split at Bellerive Oval. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

In an important and significant speech this week, Scott Morrison buried the notion that Australia does not have to choose between its biggest trading partner, China, and its strategic alliance with the United States, writes Stan Grant.  ...

The Victorian Premier announces he has been given the all-clear by doctors to return to work at the end of June.

There's more than one way to skin a cat — or cut a cake, if Queen Elizabeth II is anything to go by, with the monarch choosing a "more unusual" ceremonial sword over a knife to slice a baked item on the sidelines of the G7.

Canberra's Evatt Primary School opens its own cafe to strengthen child-parent relationships and improve literacy.

As the global coronavirus pandemic took hold and planes were sent into storage, Chris Dennis penned a letter to serve as a time capsule for the next crew.