Man chased, shot dead on Melbourne street
A young man fleeing from gunmen tipped over a wheelie bin in a desperate bid to escape two attackers just seconds before he was shot dead on a Melbourne street.
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Nightclub sex pair suing cops over shooting
Nightclub sex pair suing cops over shooting
A couple shot in a Melbourne nightclub while engaged in a sex act at a dress-up party have filed a lawsuit seeking damages.
Aussie govt faces fresh calls for sugar tax
Aussie govt faces fresh calls for sugar tax
The federal government is facing fresh calls to introduce a sugar tax as part of a plan drawn up by a coalition of health and community groups which want urgent action to tackle Australia's obesity...
Jacindamania sparks Aussies' interest
Jacindamania sparks Aussies' interest
Jacindamania has electrified the New Zealand election campaign, even for Aussies.
Koala survives 16km drive trapped under 4WD
Koala survives 16km drive trapped under 4WD
A koala survived a 16-kilometre road trip in Australia clinging to the axle of a four wheel drive vehicle, before the driver stopped and heard the cries of the traumatised animal.
Magpie put down after attacking boys
Magpie put down after attacking boys
A magpie that attacked two young boys in a popular Perth park, causing serious damage to one child's eye, has been destroyed.
Australia amends anti-hate law
Australia amends anti-hate law
The alarming volume of hate-speech during Australia's ballot over whether to legalise same-sex marriage has spurred Parliament to pass emergency legislation.
Gay marriage 'would see ban on mum and dad'
Gay marriage would lead to ban on 'mum and dad': Hanson
Australia's One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has criticised gay couples for trying to hijack the word 'marriage'.
Australia begins same-sex marriage vote
Australia begins same-sex marriage vote
Australia has launched a postal vote on whether to legalise same-sex marriage as a widely watched poll indicated the country would be overwhelmingly in support.
'Fluffy' the shark returned to sea
'Fluffy' the shark returned to sea
Marine experts have returned a juvenile great white shark to the sea a day after it washed up on Sydney's Manly Beach.
'Hero' drowns saving kids in NSW surf
'Hero' drowns saving kids in NSW surf
A Victorian father who drowned trying to help another dad save his four kids from rough surf at an unpatrolled Wollongong beach is being hailed a hero.
Father stabbed by son during fight dies
Father stabbed by son during fight dies
A Queensland man has been charged with stabbing his father to death during a fight north of Bundaberg.
Aus high court hears challenge to gay marriage vote
Aus high court hears challenge to gay marriage vote
Australia's high court began a hearing on the validity of a government plan for a postal vote to legalise same-sex marriage, a challenge that risks destabilising the ruling centre-right coalition.
Spectators seriously hurt at Alice Springs drag race
Spectators seriously hurt at Alice Springs drag race
A man is in a critical condition and 11 others were seriously injured when a car doing a burnout sent burning fuel over fans at a racing event in Alice Springs.
Aucklander charged for Aust 'bodies in box' murders
Aucklander charged for Aust 'bodies in box' murders
An eighth person has been charged over the Logan bodies-in-the-box murders in Queensland after being extradited from New Zealand.
TV campaign begins ahead of same-sex marriage vote
TV campaign begins ahead of same-sex marriage vote
The first public campaigns ahead of Australia's vote on legalising same-sex marriage have hit TV screens, sparking a truth-in-advertising debate on an issue that threatens to destabilise the ruling government.
Girl shot in head after supermarket fracas
Girl shot in head after supermarket fracas
An 11-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being shot in the face following a fight at a Woolworths supermarket in Tasmania.
Aussie sailor accused of gold coin theft
Aussie sailor accused of gold coin theft
A search of Australian Lewis Bennett's Florida apartment in Florida has allegedly uncovered 162 gold coins hidden in a pair of boat shoes.
Father charged after toddler shot dead
Father charged after toddler shot dead
The father of a three-year-old girl who was found dead with a gunshot wound to her neck in a western Sydney home has been charged with firearm offences.
Kiwi facing drug charge in Perth
Kiwi facing drug charge in Perth
A retired West Coast beekeeper accused of importing cocaine into Australia is to appear in a Perth court.