It was a dream come true for a little girl who was paid a special visit by The Wiggles after she fell into a backyard drain in South Australia last month.

An arsonist has torched three cars parked in the driveway of a northern suburbs home, just metres from a sleeping mother and her children.

Sydney researchers are a step closer to unlocking the mystery of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says wages will not grow in real terms until late 2023. A key Liberal senator has renewed his call for religious freedom laws to be dealt with at the same time as protections for gay and trans students.

Forgotten mansions with eight-figure price tags in some of Melbourne's most expensive and desirable streets are up for sale just as the market starts to turn.

Police said they were yet to determine whether there is a link between the shooting and an earlier nearby home invasion.

Suburban GP clinics are struggling to fill doctor, nurse and reception vacancies, with qualified health professionals now a precious commodity.

1000 refugees from Ukraine are now in the warm embrace of Sydney, with a hub in the city's west providing food, clothes, classes and comfort.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A 9-year-old child and his mother have been attacked during a terrifying home invasion in Melton.

A man has been taken to hospital following a shooting in Melbourne's west this afternoon.

A fire in Sydney’s inner west has led to a major road closure as police and emergency services attend the scene.

Check the back shed – the search is on for a lost silent movie not seen since the last known reel was consumed by fire in a Hollywood backlot half a century ago.

Once a daily obsession, Australians now seem largely inured to the sobering daily stats from the ongoing pandemic.

New buyers in a Greenvale housing estate put down deposits, thinking amenities were coming soon. Inevitably, questions about when the shops would be finished popped up on the neighbourhood Facebook page. The answer? No one knows.

A woman and child have been assaulted during a violent burglary in Melbourne overnight.

If you thought it was particularly chilly on Saturday morning, you were right - Sydney experienced its coldest start to the day this year with temperatures reaching just 2 degrees in parts of the city.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

A 33-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a fight broke out between three men in Ipswich overnight.

The family of missing Australian Tahnee Shanks are en route to Mexico to bring her toddler back home.