Heavy rain at a remote South Australian station has prompted police to renew their search for a four-year-old boy who has been missing for more than eight months.
The alleged sexual assault of a child has been revealed as the reason for a search warrant against Dezi Freeman that ended with him shooting dead two police officers in Australia.
A multimillion-dollar funding package will be rolled out to fight Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak in decades, as hospitals in the Top End feel the strain and case numbers keep rising.
A Sydney man has been charged with murder after police discovered the bodies of a woman and two children inside a home in a "particularly violent" scene.
A father-of-two killed in a shark attack is being remembered as a "one-of-a-kind gentleman", while his mates have been praised for rushing to bring him back to shore.
A New Zealander is among passengers from a cruise ship afflicted by the rare and deadly hantavirus who have touched down in Australia before a three-week quarantine.
Delta Goodrem has lifted Australia into the Eurovision final with a sparkling powerhouse vocal performance, breaking a two-year non-qualification streak.
Australia's centre-left Labor government has rolled out the biggest changes to investment taxes this century to help young people break into the housing market.