Authorities say at least 56 homes have been destroyed—with that number expected to grow— as firefighters continue to battle an out-of-control blaze east of Perth.

Commissioner Darren Klemm says the rapid damage assessment team is working in the fire grounds east of Perth and "there is a likelihood that the number of homes lost will increase once that work has been completed". Foll...

WA Premier Mark McGowan reveals the security guard at the Four Points Hotel who contracted the highly infectious UK variant of COVID-19 delivered medicine to a returned traveller who had coronavirus. ...

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire concedes he should have chosen his words better when speaking about the report into systemic racism at the AFL club.

Former Collingwood player Héritier Lumumba says his faith in the club's ability to tackle racism under the "current regime" is "non-existent".

Australia's slated Test tour of South Africa is called off after lengthy negotiations between the two countries about biosecurity protocols due to coronavirus.

The Prime Minister warns Liberal MP Craig Kelly over support for unproven coronavirus treatments and questioning the safety of vaccinations, but the dissident MP says he will continue to push for the use of alternative C...

Western Australia records no new local COVID-19 cases overnight after more than 16,000 tests were carried out yesterday, following a positive test in a hotel quarantine security guard.

The Hunter Valley is a region largely built on the backs of its coal miners, but many locals have passed the stage of climate change denial and are now actively preparing for life after coal.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell says newly elected Republican House of Representatives member Marjorie Taylor Greene's staunch belief in conspiracy theories and "loony lies" are a "cancer" on the party, as Democ...

ABS population data shows Australia's cities recorded the largest quarterly net loss on record during COVID. But will tree-changers stay put in the country or flock back to the big smoke?

US Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells more than 150,000 Instagram followers that she is a survivor of sexual assault, and recounts her experience during the Capitol insurrection. ...

Yesterday's events in Myanmar may have been the subject of rumours for some weeks, but the dawn raids on leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others seem to have even taken locals by surprise. Here's a glimpse of what is happenin...

The over one-metre-long king brown snake bit the girl twice as she lay in bed but her family have been praised for doing "everything perfectly" to save her.

Russian police detain people that gathered near a court in Moscow that is hearing the case against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

A man acquitted of assault while in police custody should never have been charged in the first place, a court has heard, with SA Police advised by three prosecutors not to pursue the matter.

The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold, while the Australian market rises for its second day in a row, silver prices jump to an eight-year high and Robinhood is forced to raise an extra $US2.4 billion to keep up...

Only Eddie McGuire could try to spin Collingwood's issues with systemic racism into a positive, writes David Mark.

Authorities are trying to track down a crocodile, suspected to be at least three metres long, that bit a swimmer less than a week after a terrifying encounter in the state's Far North.

A federal Liberal MP has tabled an FBI case file on Chinese-Australian businessman and political donor Chau Chak Wing detailing his alleged involvement in a United Nations bribery scandal.

A group of people allegedly involved in a child-stealing network, which is accused of hiding children interstate against Family Court orders, are committed to stand trial.

Advice from his mum and the quick actions of his long-time friend save Isaiah Wilksch after a brown snake bite during a round of golf.

An Australian family, backed by one of South Africa's richest men, has bought its sixth Northern Territory cattle property, acquiring Larrizona Station for $17 million.

After two stunning political upsets, the transformation of Georgia's voter base could provide a blueprint for sweeping change across the South.

Former US president Donald Trump has to respond to his article of impeachment in a matter of hours as the clock ticks down to his second impeachment trial.

Australian researchers unveil an invention being hailed as "the first decent pick and shovel" in the "gold rush" to develop large quantum computers.

The officers are under investigation after the release of body cam footage which shows them firing pepper spray into the girl's eyes.

Marriages and family car dealerships are under strain as General Motors prepares for Holden's exit from Australia, a Senate inquiry hears.

A baiting program on Lord Howe Island creates startling results for the flora and fauna of the World Heritage-listed island, with some of the wildlife even doubling in population.