Australia

A foster mum who locked a 12-year-old girl in her room and tied her up has had her torture conviction overturned because of allegedly incompetent legal representation.

A woman who stalked and threatened three people, including herself, has had her jail term cut on appeal.

More than 100 people have been evacuated from an apartment complex after a vacant office building in Melbourne caught fire early this morning.

An expat Kiwi has reportedly been arrested in Australia after having a violent meltdown over a TV ad mocking the New Zealand accent.

A woman has been robbed after her daughter posted pictures of a large amount of cash on Facebook.

A bus full of passengers was hijacked by a man in Sydney who allegedly robbed the driver and then ordered him to deviate from his usual route to take him to a shopping centre.

A police speed camera vehicle was torched in Launceston, Tasmania at the weekend.

Defence officials have been accused of mishandling soldier's bodies, losing remains of insurgents and illegally detaining children in Afghanistan.

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with the armed robbery of a taxi driver near Cairns in far north Queensland, as well as other crimes.

A 65-year-old woman has died after the car she was a passenger in was struck by a train at a level crossing in Melbourne's west.