The Country Fire Authority confirms the train had come off the rails near the town of Wallan, 45km north of the Victorian capital.

Matt Gee-East was working nearby and ran to help when a car fire took hold, claiming the lives of Hannah Clarke and her children.

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Quaden Bayles's mother posted a video of her distraught son after relentless bullying, which has now been viewed millions of times, prompting an outpouring of support from "all around the world". ...

The Federal Government extends its coronavirus travel ban for another week until Saturday February 29.

For decades Steve Axe has worked for Bundamba MP Jo-Ann Miller as her electorate secretary and advisor. Now he wants her job.

The percentage of High Court matters decided unanimously by its judges hit a seven-year low last year, a University of NSW study reveals.

A viral tweet about how one half of a couple 'hears' their thoughts, while the other 'sees' them has people talking about how we think.

Victoria's Secret – beset by falling sales and uncomfortable questions about its billionaire founder – is being sold off.

Two people have died after the Sydney to Melbourne XPT train believed to carrying 160 passengers came off the tracks near the town of Wallan about 45 kilometres north of Melbourne.

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One person is suffering from chemical burns after a "significant" ammonia leak at a Taranaki meat processing plant.Cordons stretching to around 1km are surrounding the site of the spill at Silver Fern Farms on Tawhiti Rd.Fire...

An "incredibly disappointed" Elton John has been forced to postpone his two remaining Auckland shows.A statement released by the tour promoter said John's two Auckland shows on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour have been rescheduled...

Crews have contained a large scrub fire between Rolleston and Canterbury.Four helicopters, six fire appliances and eight tankers battled the blaze, which was reported around 4.30pm.It quickly spread across 40 hectares and up to...

The percentage of High Court matters decided unanimously by its judges hit a seven-year low last year, a University of NSW study reveals.

Two people have died after the Sydney to Melbourne XPT train believed to carrying 160 passengers came off the tracks near the town of Wallan about 45 kilometres north of Melbourne.

"I am a survivor, not a victim," Hannah Clarke wrote on Instagram as she shared her story on the social media platform.

Liberal and Labor ministers from NSW and Victoria are demanding the federal government release $1.6 billion in NDIS funding.

Nuclear power is expensive, slow, inflexible, uninsurable, toxic and dangerous at a time when renewable energy generation and storage is becoming faster, cheaper and more efficient.

A man suspected of fatally shooting nine people in the German city of Hanau was found dead at his home.

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The mayor of South Korea's fourth-largest city urged residents to stay indoors after a rise in new infections was traced to a church that had an infected attendee.

Who will go up against Trump at the presidential elections in November? Democrats are deciding in a series of contests involving rock bands, streamers and fierce debate. How do the primaries work?

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Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.