Australia
'Couldn't think of anything that would be more distressing' - Victoria rules out Pell state funeral
The Victorian premier has ruled out hosting a state funeral or service for the late Cardinal George Pell, saying it would distress survivors of abuse.
Aust experts to look into state of troubled Air Vanuatu
A team of Australian aviation experts is due to arrive in Port Vila in Vanuatu this afternoon to come up with a plan to rescue the troubled national airline Air Vanuatu.
Australian faces child sex charges over alleged NZ offences
A man is due to appear in an Australian court later this month charged with alleged historical child sex offences in Brisbane, Africa and New Zealand.
Ex-US fighter pilot arrested in Australia singled out - lawyer
Former US Marines pilot Daniel Duggan was "singled out" for extradition to face charges of training Chinese military fliers, Duggan's lawyer says.
WA floods rebuild may take 'months' as falling Kimberley water levels reveal enormous damage
Western Australia's premier says it could take months before authorities can restore critical infrastructure in remote towns ravaged by the state's worst floods on record.
How a Gold Coast holiday of a lifetime descended into 'unthinkable tragedy'
It should have been the holiday of a lifetime, but little did four New Zealanders and nine other travellers know that a five-minute joy ride on Australia's Gold Coast would soon become an…
Australia to buy US-made HIMARS artillery rocket system
The weapon was used by Ukraine to kill dozens of Russian soldiers on New Year's Day.
Four dead after helicopters collide near Sea World on Gold Coast
Four people have died after two helicopters collided mid-air near Sea World on the Gold Coast.
Cruise passengers stranded after fungus halts ship
Hundreds of people were stranded on a cruise ship off Australia's coast after a fungus was found on its hull, and it was denied entry to ports in Dunedin and Christchurch.
The world ushers out 2022 and welcomes 2023
While some major cities around the world marked the New Year with a bang and festivities, celebrations were more muted in places with surges of Covid-19 or enmeshed in conflict.
Braille 'bombing' inspired by child who is blind tranforms town
Paddy's learning journey has prompted his hometown of Temora in Australia's southern NSW to do the same.
Australian PM issues warning after citizen dies fighting in Ukraine
Anthony Albanese has urged people not to travel to fight in the conflict involving NATO, Russia and Ukraine after the death of Sage O'Donnell.
WA couple killed in crash: Girl, 5, saved little brother trapped in car - relative
The Christmas Day accident killed their parents, described as looking 'exhausted' by the last person who likely saw them alive.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Five of the eight jurisdictions in Australia are pushing for a national gun register after the murder of 2 police officers in Queensland last week by extremist conspiracy theorists. Foreign Minister… Audio
Almost 10,000 expected at memorial for slain Queensland police
Almost 10,000 people are expected to attend a memorial service in Brisbane today for the slain police constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold. The two officers were shot and killed in a deadly… Audio
Flood warnings for South Australian towns as Murray River rises
Residents, business owners and local authorities in South Australia, are bracing themselves for more flooding, as water levels rise along the Murray River.
Police officers and brothers killed in Queensland siege named
The names of two brothers and two police officers shot during a siege at a remote rural property in Queensland have been released
Queensland police shooting: 'These murderous cowards did not get their way'
Two Australian police officers and an innocent bystander have been shot dead in an ambush at a Queensland property, in what's been described as an execution-style killing.
Rachel McCrow and Matthew… Video, Audio
Perth couple face jail for dosing children who 'slept years'
Parents of three Perth children are facing jail for giving them excessive strong pain medicine that meant the children "pretty much slept" for years of their lives.
Kiwi couple go sapphire hunting every winter
It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but every winter Lynette Bailey and her husband Gregg Smith leave New Zealand and head to Queenland where they go 12 meters underground. The pair purchased a… Audio