Victoria Police officers find what appear to be remains as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Melbourne woman Ju "Kelly" Zhang.

A 49-year-old man dies in a collision between a loaded coal train and another locomotive near Rockhampton in central Queensland. 

As foreign forces slowly leave Afghanistan ahead of the official September 11 withdrawal date, Taliban insurgents are gaining ground across the country.

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith says he is correcting the details of how his SAS unit handled the body of an Afghan man who was killed during a firefight in 2009.

Queensland police fine a Melbourne couple more than $4,000 each after they allegedly lied on their border declaration passes and later tested positive to COVID-19 on the Sunshine Coast.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says there will be a new Medicare item to allow people over 50 to visit a GP and discuss any COVID vaccine concerns as the government seeks to quash vaccine hesitancy. Follow live.

An alleged drug trafficker is acquitted after an Adelaide court finds that "all the accused had done was to store, transport or carry icing sugar, which was self-evidently not an offence".

NSW records one new locally acquired COVID-19 infection authorities fear is the result of "very fleeting contact" with a previous case. It has prompted masks to be made mandatory on public transport in Greater Sydney for the next five days. ...

Former Australian spy Witness K is handed a three-month suspended sentence for conspiring to reveal classified information.

Sixteen philanthropists who have collectively donated millions to University of Newcastle projects cut ties over the appointment of former deputy PM Mark Vaile, who is also the head of Whitehaven Coal.

Police describe the shooting death of underworld boss Bilal Hamze as a "brutal, execution-style murder" in a major escalation of recent conflict involving criminal networks. 

NSW Police investigating the "execution-style murder" of Sydney crime boss Bilal Hamze will be examining a number of leads. Here's what they'll be looking into.

The veteran journalist opens up about about the death of his younger brother as he throws his support behind a touching community event.

A US junior high school apologises amidst heavy backlash, after a teen with Down syndrome is excluded from pictures of her cheerleading squad in the school's yearbook.

A North Queensland man who subjected his former partner to savage abuse over an eight-year period has been sentenced by a judge who described his actions as "demeaning" and "appalling".

The federal government is hoping people over 50 who were "AstraZeneca hesitant" will now roll up their sleeves and get a Pfizer jab, after the medical advice changed yesterday.  

A world record attempt to jump a motorcycle 107 metres ends in disaster, killing US daredevil Alex Harvill.

The Newmarket community rallies behind the family of Kerry Rooney, who died after being stabbed outside his home on Wednesday night.

Megan Rapinoe and Priyanka Chopra Jonas are among seven high-profile women to replace the brand's hypersexualised models.

Brett Spits was more than $20 million in debt when he went on a boat-stealing spree with an accomplice, the County Court hears, including targeting Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Winterbottom.

Vanuatu plunges into political chaos with Prime Minister Bob Loughman, his deputy and 17 other government MPs losing their seats in Parliament.

The 1,098-carat diamond is 7 centimetres long and more than 5 centimetres wide. 

While the government says the steps being taken are appropriate, one epidemiologist isn't so sure and wants more to be done to ensure leaking of the virus doesn't happen for a fifth time.

As millions of Australians prepare for tax time, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning people against making unsubstantiated deductions.

Two lawyers who went viral for brandishing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their mansion in Missouri last year plead guilty to misdemeanour charges.