'Chart your fart': Aussies asked to log gas for science
Smelly, thunderous, lingering or silent, Australians are being asked to log their farts for science.
Trump names RFK Jr to health post
Trump names RFK Jr to health post
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F Kennedy Jr, an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the top health agency in the US.
King Charles to open food hubs on birthday
King Charles to open food hubs on birthday
Britain's King Charles will celebrate his 76th birthday overnight (NZ time) by opening two food distribution hubs.
Republicans set to take total control of Congress
Republicans set to take total control of Congress
President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party is set to control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.
Air NZ cancels flights to Bali over volcanic ash
Air NZ cancels flights to Bali over volcanic ash
Air NZ and Qantas are among several airlines that have cancelled flights to and from Bali due to volcanic ash blanketing flight paths.
Australia-Indonesia flights disrupted by volcano
Australia-Indonesia flights disrupted by volcano
Australians travelling to and from Bali face continued delays after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot created a dangerous ash cloud.
Killing of Elvis impersonator shocks NSW town
Killing of Elvis impersonator shocks NSW town
A regional New South Wales town has been devastated by the alleged murder of a beloved Elvis impersonator.
Trump announces Elon Musk's government role
Trump announces Elon Musk's government role
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man.
35 killed, dozens injured in China car rampage
35 killed, dozens injured in China car rampage
China's top leaders have urged "all-out efforts" to treat those injured in a car attack in southern China, one of the deadliest incidents in the country's recent history.
Archbishop resigns over child abuse scandal
Archbishop resigns over child abuse scandal
The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned "in sorrow", saying he had failed to ensure a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.
Video of cop tasering 95yo shown in court
Video of cop tasering 95yo shown in court
A police officer told an elderly woman with dementia symptoms they were "not playing this game" before he tasered her in dramatic footage played to his criminal trial.
Family mourn woman killed in crash tragedy
'Hole in our hearts': Family mourn woman killed in pre-school crash tragedy
The family of a kindergarten worker killed when a truck smashed into a Victoria pre-school says she was the light of their lives and they will "miss her like crazy".
Climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump's return
Climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump's return
US climate envoy John Podesta has urged governments to keep faith in the country's promise to combat global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns as President in January.
Top minister calls for Israeli sovereignty in West Bank in 2025
Top minister calls for Israeli sovereignty in West Bank in 2025
Israel's finance minister says he hopes Israel will extend sovereignty into the occupied West Bank in 2025 and that he will push the government to engage the incoming Trump administration to gain Washington's support.
One dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy
One dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy
An adult is dead and a child injured after a water tanker crashed through a fence at a small-town Victoria kindergarten.
Jamie Oliver pulls 'insensitive' children's book from sale
Jamie Oliver pulls 'insensitive' children's book from sale
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has withdrawn his latest children's book from sale after criticism it stereotyped members of Australia's Indigenous community.
Man killed by falling turbine blade at wind farm
Man killed by falling turbine blade at Victoria wind farm
A wind farm worker has been killed after being crushed by a falling turbine blade in Australia.
Trump urges Putin not to escalate Ukraine war
Trump urges Putin not to escalate Ukraine war
US President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war.
Another 40 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Another 40 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday, including two dozen when a residential building in the northern town of Jabalia was hit
Two injured in Russian drone attack, Ukraine officials say
Two injured in Russian drone attack, Ukraine officials say
At least two people were injured and buildings were damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.