Natural disasters are declared in six areas across NSW, as the number of homes destroyed rises to at least 20, with the majority concentrated on the Central Coast.

The furore over Communications Minister Anika Wells's expenses continues, with just three days until the government's much-anticipated social media ban for under 16s comes into force. 

A major deal between Netflix and Warner Bros has sent shock waves through Hollywood and sparked backlash. 

Australian captain Steve Smith lets his bat do the talking following a fiery exchange with Jofra Archer in an eight-wicket win in the second Test in Brisbane. Follow live.

A Republican claimed a win at a by-election in Tennessee this week, but his party colleagues are sounding alarm bells.

An organisation called Take Back Power, which describes itself as a civil resistance group, posted footage of the incident on social media and said two of its members had smothered the Imperial State Crown display case with apple crumble and...

Japan formally protests the incident, calling it "an extremely regrettable" and dangerous act that "exceeded the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations".

In the 1960s, the last of the desert families were coming into contact with white people. For one woman, the moment was captured on camera.  

In the wake of widespread abortion bans, US prosecutors launch hundreds of cases charging people with crimes related to their pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or birth. 

Gunmen stormed a hostel in the early hours of the morning, shooting 25 people at the scene and killing at least 11 people, including three children. 

Police are seeking out witnesses and searching for a second person believed to be involved in the fatal stabbing of a man in Melbourne's north.

Local village council official Roshan Redkar says authorities had earlier issued a demolition notice for the club as it had no construction permit, but higher officials rolled back the order.

A video circulated on social media shows a naked male using his head to smash the windscreen of a moving ambulance.

South Australian Liberal frontbencher Ashton Hurn will run for her party's leadership, following the shock resignation of Vincent Tarzia just months out from the next state election.

A missed putt costs Cameron Smith the chance of winning his first Australian Open, as Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen claimed a thrilling one-stroke victory at Royal Melbourne.

Oscar Piastri warns he's not out of the Formula One title hunt yet, even if many only now have eyes on a Lando Norris-Max Verstappen duel for the crown.

South Australian distillers are tapping into a growing global thirst for limoncello and finding a new market for lemons and grape spirit.

The alleged use of an international livestock ship to smuggle drugs into Western Australia last month prompted a media storm, but one expert says it is just one among a "dizzying variety" of methods criminals are trying.

First responders say they are having to live well outside their operating regions due to lack of available housing.

Bush Heritage Australia says it is still considering how to safely reopen the walk, which prior to closure was being visited by 100,000 people a year.

A 16-year-old boy is alleged to have been the driver of a car which crashed into a pole early Sunday, killing a 17-year-old passenger.

A former NSW Police officer with post-traumatic stress disorder had his mental health incorrectly challenged by a doctor who never consulted or examined him during a year-long battle with the force's insurer.

Pesky seagulls snatching food from unsuspecting members of the public has spurred a Melbourne council to start canine patrols of Federation Square.

A 20-year-old prisoner was so badly bashed at an Adelaide jail on Sunday morning that he was left "barely recognisable" and had to be rushed to hospital for treatment, a union says.

Accused of incompetence and apathy in the aftermath of natural disasters, governments across Asia are facing increasing backlash as the impact of global warming intensifies.