Australia

Facebook threatens to stop Australians sharing news stories

Facebook Inc will block news sharing on its platforms in Australia if a proposal to force the U.S. tech giant to share revenue with local media outlets for featuring their content becomes law, the...

Trans-Tasman travel zone 'as soon as it's safe'

New Zealand and Australia are committed to introducing a trans-Tasman travel zone "as soon as it is safe to do so".

QLD cold case accused granted bail after evidence 'exaggerated'

Karen Edwards, Gordon Twaddle and Timothy Thomson.

QLD cold case accused granted bail after evidence 'exaggerated'

Evidence against a former prison guard charged over the murder of three friends on an outback motorcycle adventure four decades ago may have been exaggerated, a judge says.

Fires continue to rage in Queensland, NSW

Fire trucks are seen during a bushfire in Werombi, 50 km southwest of Sydney. Photo: Reuters

Fires continue to rage in Queensland, NSW

A fire has been contained after it caused a shipping container loaded with fireworks to explode and prompted an emergency declaration in southeast Queensland.

Trial to begin in historic Perth serial killings

Bradley Robert Edwards is set to stand trial for the murder of three women in the Perth suburb of...

Trial to begin in historic Perth serial killings

Almost three years after Bradley Robert Edwards was charged with the Claremont serial killings that have haunted Perth for more than two decades, his lengthy trial is due to begin.

Two toddlers found dead in Qld car

Two toddlers found dead in a car south of Brisbane showed signs of exposure to extreme heat, Queensland police say.

Teenager shot dead by police in NT

A 19-year-old indigenous man has been fatally shot by police in a remote community in the Northern Territory after he allegedly lunged at an officer.

Gold Coast tradies unearth $200k backyard cash haul

Tradies have unearthed thousands of dollars in cash buried in a Gold Coast backyard.

Two children found dead in Perth, mother arrested

The bodies of two deceased siblings, aged 6 and 10, have been found at a home in Perth's northern suburbs.

Familial DNA brings arrest in Aus cold case

Detectives have arrived in regional Victoria with plans to extradite a man over the decades-old cold case stabbing murder of a "completely innocent" Adelaide woman.

Sydney mum jailed for poisoning toddler for attention

A young Sydney mother who was seeking attention when she repeatedly drugged her toddler with anticonvulsive medication and took him to hospital has been jailed for at least three years.

'Critical' water situation across NSW

'Critical' water situation across NSW

Parts of regional NSW could run out of water as early as November as the state faces a drought of "unprecedented proportions".

Hundreds evacuated from Qld bushfire zones

Over 50 bushfires are burning across the state of Queensland, prompting hundreds to evacuate...

Hundreds evacuated from Qld bushfire zones

Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes as bushfires rage across southern Queensland.

Child in Spiderman suit spotted on day of Tyrrell disappearance

Three year old William Tyrell was last seen at his grandmother's home, wearing this Spiderman...

Child in Spiderman suit spotted on day of Tyrrell disappearance

A local resident saw a boy matching William Tyrrell's description being driven away from the area the day he went missing, an inquest into the notorious Australian missing child case has heard.

Aussie swimming champ tests positive for banned drug

Shayna Jack withdrew from the ongoing World Aquatic Championships for what she described as ...

Aussie swimming champ tests positive for banned drug

Swimming Australia on Sunday defended their concealment of Shayna Jack's positive doping test while one of her team mates was conducting a high profile public campaign against China's Sun Yang at...

Sydney restaurateur accused of faking murder attempt

The ‘intruder’ that was caught on CCTV is believed to actually have been Angelo Ziotas. Image:...

Sydney restaurateur accused of faking murder attempt

A jail term appears "nigh on inevitable" for a restaurant owner accused of stabbing himself in the back, lighting a fire that killed his dog and leading police on a wild goose chase, a Sydney...

6.5 magnitude quake near Broome, WA

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit off the West Australian coast, shaking items off shelves and stunning local residents who have never experienced earth tremors before.

Search suspended for backpacker missing from Byron Bay

The physical search for missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez has been suspended, but police say they are "strengthened" in their efforts to keep looking for him.

Sydney high-rise evacuated after cracks, movement

Residents of a Sydney apartment complex are "homeless" after ongoing and persistent cracking forced the building's evacuation.

Melbourne picked as test site for Uber's flying taxis

Uber Technologies said it will use Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, as the first international test site for the group's planned flying taxi service.

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