Police urge businesses such as children's clothing stores and bakeries within a 1,000 kilometre radius of the camp site where Cleo Smith disappeared to submit CCTV or dashcam footage.

Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, authorities say.

One of Hollywood's biggest names, Alec Baldwin, has been caught up in a tragedy on the set of his movie Rust, allegedly firing a prop gun that killed one person and injured another. Here's what we know.

A police constable who shot dead a 29-year-old woman during a street confrontation in a town in WA’s Mid West is acquitted of her murder. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of ...

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says vaccination, masks, ventilation and checking in will be critical in the months ahead, as Melbourne leaves lockdown and prepares for the continued easing of restrictions.

The Bureau of Meteorology says Brisbane Airport was impacted by a tornado as a part of a supercell storm that hit late on Friday morning, bringing intense rain and strong winds.

Two men charged over an alleged attack on a Semaphore man yesterday have faced court, both applying for bail. 

As a teen, James Cosentino went into "survival mode" working long hours in a shop to help his sick mum pay the bills. He says encouragement and education have been key to him breaking the poverty cycle.

If you were a gay man in Sydney during the 1970s to 1990s, there was a chance you could get beaten up or killed, Garry Wotherspoon says. A memorial to the victims now stands on the eastern suburbs site where many of these acts of violence to...

The New South Wales government takes aim at controversial tax breaks for property investors, suggesting they are pushing first home buyers out of an increasingly competitive property market.

Tasmania was quick to pull up the drawbridge when coronavirus started to spread throughout Australia but it now faces the prospect of hundreds of COVID-19 cases a day.

The deputy leader of the NSW Liberals Stuart Ayres tells a corruption inquiry he is "not at all concerned" about the  relationship between former premier Gladys Berejiklian and disgraced MP Daryl Maguire.

The Queen recently proclaimed you're "as old as you feel", but a number of reports about her health recently suggest doctors are advising caution for the 95-year-old monarch.

A Northern California family has been found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River died after they overheated and ran out of drinking water.

Graham Bilbe is back on his NSW farm after nearly losing his life in a ride-on mower accident six months ago. And he has a dog named Zollie to thank for that.

Australia sought to change a major international report on climate change to promote a future for coal-fired power and downplay the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists, the environmental group Greenpeace says.  

Eddie Obeid was allowed home on bail yesterday after being convicted over a mine licence conspiracy because of fears he could catch COVID-19 in prison.

A Perth mother who told police she wanted 'a good night's sleep' when she confessed to feeding bleach to her seriously ill baby will spend at least 15 months behind bars. 

Queensland records no new cases of locally acquired COVID-19 cases a day after it was revealed a man on the Gold Coast was infectious in the community for up to 10 days, however authorities warn a truck driver has been infectious in the co...

Even in the depths of the pandemic including in lockdown, some are dancing in their kitchen, on the streets, on rooftops.

The father of the 20-year-old, who died in custody in NSW in 2019, has told an inquest that to anyone else his boy "may be just another number". "To me," the father said, "he was my oldest son".

If you've never heard of Bouvet Island, you're not alone. It's the most remote island on Earth and no-one lives there. But there are a dozen Australian bank accounts whose owners are registered as residents.

An earthquake rattles Wellington as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tells New Zealand strict coronavirus lockdown measures will end only when 90 per cent of its eligible population is fully vaccinated.

Ivory hunting has pressured a population of African elephants to lose their tusks, researchers say, providing striking evidence of rapid evolution driven by humans.

Bluesfest stallholders will be recouped most of what they paid to trade at the cancelled 2020 event, but a food van owner says he's "disappointed" that it came down to a tribunal hearing.