A drainlayer and panel beater who was exposed to asbestos dust and paint fumes most of his working life has lost a fight with ACC for coverage for lung disease.
Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has strengthened to a category three storm as it nears the Western Australia coast, bringing with it damaging wind gusts of up to 185kmh.
A New Zealand man will be allowed to adopt a child born to a surrogate mother overseas, despite concerns from a judge that he may have misled a fertility clinic overseas about his marital status.
Italy launched the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics with a colourful ceremony that celebrated the country's history, arts and fashion but where global political tensions surfaced in the crowd reaction.
Three men, two of them teenagers, are dead after their light plane crashed into the ocean in front of onlookers at a popular South Australian fishing spot.
US President Donald Trump triggered outrage by posting a video depicting Barack Obama, the first black president in American history, and his wife Michelle as apes.