DIY disasters are on the rise as homeowners increasingly try to save money by fixing things themselves.

New data from the NRMA reveals how much you can save on petrol if you buy at the right time.

Forensic investigators were faced with a "traumatic" crime scene after a man and woman were found dead in their home in Brisbane's south.

A woman has been attacked with a baseball bat during a home invasion in Adelaide.

An electric bike has exploded into flames, causing significant damage to a home in Adelaide.

The Deputy Premier has offered her condolences to the family of Annie Moylan, but refused to be drawn on whether the health system failed the young woman's family.

A man accused of shooting four neighbours, killing three, has faced court for the first time in North Queensland.

A builder distracted an alleged attacker long enough for the woman to grab the knife and throw it onto the footpath outside her Dover Heights home on Monday.

NRL player Manase Fainu has denied he committed a church car park stabbing, saying he ran away.

There has been another twist in the fractured relationship between Wayne Carey and Anthony Stevens, with reports the two North Melbourne legends were involved in an altercation.

One of the two men who escaped a Victorian youth justice centre by climbing through its roof has been caught by police.

A baby has been found dead in a home in Doonside, in Sydney’s west.

Transport officials have warned that the Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra rail line will be shut down for six hours on Wednesday in response to a planned strike.

Former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro faced a grilling over his appointment to a coveted US trade role.

A woman has been stabbed on the doorstep of her home in Dover Heights, Sydney.

NSW Liberals are bracing for John Barilaro’s appearance at a parliamentary probe, Senate climate bill negotiations are heating up and the defence minister says Australia’s next submarines may need to be built overseas.

A nine-month-old baby has been found dead in a home in Sydney’s west after emergency services responded to a call for a welfare check.

Russia’s seizure of a nuclear power plant is evidence that increasing reliance on the energy source would carry risks even beyond the familiar ones.

A Brisbane court heard the teacher’s car was often seen outside the student’s house before school, and he was “quite touchy and feeling” with her in public.

WA Police footage shows a man's attempt to flee police in Perth's southern suburbs interrupted by a herd of cows before being thwarted by a steep hill.