Several fires have been downgraded to watch and act but authorities are still battling to control many of the blazes that have claimed one life and destroyed hundreds of structures. Follow live.

CFA volunteer Michael Harper discovers through the truck radio while on shift that his home is under threat.

Everywhere you look around the Irvines' farm near Alexandra are signs of the fire that surrounded their home and burnt right up to the front porch.

Four years after the Taliban's return to power, security is no longer the defining issue in Afghanistan. Instead, one of the world's worst humanitarian crises is exacerbated by a series of overlapping disasters.

The Adelaide Festival board's decision to cancel the appearance of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from this year's Adelaide Writers' Week has prompted further fallout, with several board members and the chair stepping down....

Aryna Sabalenka has claimed her second-straight Brisbane International title, beating Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-3.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji has crossed the north Queensland coast between the towns of Ayr and Bowen and has weakened into a tropical low pressure system.

Fun2Learn in Rosehill is the first centre to have its doors forcibly shut by the new child care regulator after it uncovered 41 breaches.

Fifty years after Beaumaris schoolgirl Eloise Worledge vanished, could new leads solve one of Australia's most haunting cold cases?

Survivors of a secretive Christian sect, under investigation by the FBI, say it is hiding wealth through trusts, blocking access to abuse compensation.

While debate rages over the legality and the potential fallout from America's incursion, there's been a quiet acceptance that it is all about oil.

The protests come after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis.

A man is charged with murder after six people from the same family were killed in a series of shootings.

In small towns scattered around Australia, five kids have hit the jackpot. They've each been given a puppy from a champion muster dog.

As WA's tourist towns experience an influx of summer visitors, some locals are worried their hometowns could become too crowded unless visitor numbers are controlled.

Australia's largest car festival draws to a close in Canberra, with record cars, championship wins, and a brawl that police are investigating.

Women with lipoedema in the Northern Territory are struggling to access the care they need, forcing some to relocate for specialist treatment. The condition, often misunderstood, requires better medical support in regional Australia.

Anti-government chants filled the streets of Iran's capital on Saturday night, as protesters pressed the biggest movement against the Islamic republic's rulers in more than three years.

How did Australians in 1964 react to a major scientific report showing the deadly dangers of cigarettes?

For years, a prestigious trophy that represented Australia's ties to Italian high fashion took pride of place in a Tasmanian museum. But it is now missing after a 'targeted' overnight robbery. 

Bob Weir's death was announced on Saturday in a statement on his Instagram page.

Writer Shaun Tan highlighted the magic and whimsy of everyday Australia in his book Tales from Outer Suburbia. He talks about finding inspiration in the mundane, and what it was like turning his tales into TV. 

In a remote and isolated part of NSW, nature is enjoying a deluge of water still around from floods in Queensland last year. 

A search and rescue specialist details the significant hurdles faced by police as the manhunt for an alleged gunman in Western Australia's Midwest enters its fifth day.

Non-league Macclesfield delivers one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history by stunning defending champion Crystal Palace 2-1.