An Adelaide teenager has escaped serious injury after being attacked by a large shark while ski-surfing.

The Australian economy is surprisingly well-protected against the rising cost of living. Spending cuts would be deeper if consumers hadn’t banked more than $200 billion in savings over the pandemic.

A man is in hospital after a brawl at a Queensland engagement party.

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman he was allegedly in a relationship with was found in bushland on the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

A severe weather warning has been issued for thousands in Queensland's south-east.

The Murray is expected to peak sometime on Monday, and Echuca residents are battling against the rising water to protect their homes.

It was meant to take pressure off Sydney Airport but, increasingly, the Airport Link is adding pressure to the hip pockets of commuters.

More than $40 million has been promised to find better treatments for children with cancer in Victoria.

Former Queenslander Warren King –now Australia’s deputy ambassador to the UAE – has had an extensive diplomatic career. But arguably his biggest achievement has been giving hope to those fleeing violence.

A man has died after being struck by lightning in Riverland, South Australia.

A surf ski paddler escaped uninjured after a shark bit through his craft.

Elliott has courted controversy through most of his seven years on the frontbench, with many portfolios he held marred by corresponding misadventures.

Transport Minister David Elliott is quitting politics at the next election.

As the Murray River at Echuca reaches its highest level in a lifetime, frustration is turning to fury.

Families and pensioners will get more money in Tuesday's federal budget, as Australians battle the growing cost of living.

A woman narrowly avoided death when a car smashed through her home.

It’s been a long wait for the citizens of Concord to get their swimming spot back.

Under proposed new laws, Queensland police will have greater powers to inspect the digital devices of child sex offenders so they have “nowhere to hide”, the police minister says.

Let’s think about the language that we use around the VCE, and how it both influences and reflects our attitudes.

The NSW town of Byron Bay has had flash flooding, as rain hits the east coast.