Scorching start to summer in Victoria
Victorians are sweltering through one of the hottest starts to summer in more than two decades with parts of the state on track to surpass 40C.
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Murder confession over Melbourne attack
Murder confession over Melbourne attack
A man has pleaded guilty to one count of murder after mowing down pedestrians outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station almost a year ago.
Jail for torturing, killing kangaroos
Jail for torturing, killing kangaroos
A former gang member who took part in the torture and killing of two kangaroos has been jailed in WA for two years.
Fire-hit Queensland faces flooding rain
Fire-hit Queensland faces flooding rain
Parts of Queensland which have endured nearly a fortnight of bushfires are now having to deal with flooding rains.
Man 'set up' colleague to look like terrorist
Man 'set up' colleague to look like terrorist
The brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja will face court amid accusations he framed a colleague with a fake terror hit list targeting senior politicians as part of a dispute involving a...
Stuck burglar in chimney calls police
Stuck burglar in chimney calls police
A burglar who got stuck in a chimney north of Melbourne in Australia had to call police for help.
'Lazy!': Road workers slammed for painting over roadkill
'Lazy!': Road workers slammed for painting over roadkill
An Australian was left shocked and angry after the roadkill outside his home was painted over by road workers.
Wind, heat fuel Queensland bushfire crisis
Wind, heat fuel Queensland bushfire crisis
Queensland's bushfire crisis has rolled into its second week, with firefighters most concerned about an island fire off Brisbane and another in central Queensland.
Body found in Brisbane wheelie bin
Body found in Brisbane wheelie bin
A man's decomposing body has been found stuffed into a Brisbane rubbish bin in what police are calling a horrific and harrowing crime scene.
NSW Nazi auction draws criticism
NSW Nazi auction draws criticism
The sale of more than a dozen pieces of WW2 Nazi memorabilia, including a portrait of Hitler, at a regional NSW auction has drawn criticism from the country's Jewish community.
Turnbull 'threw me under a bus': Joyce
Turnbull 'threw me under a bus': Joyce
Australia's former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has accused Malcolm Turnbull of "throwing him under the bus" and causing turmoil in the Liberal Party.
More Queenslanders told to flee bushfires
More Queenslanders told to flee bushfires
Residents of two more Queensland communities have been told to leave immediately ahead of a fast-moving blaze as the state's bushfire crisis rolls on.
Huge rain dump hammers Sydney
Huge rain dump hammers Sydney
One person has died, two police officers have been injured and almost 100 flights cancelled as Sydney copped a month's worth of rain within hours.
No respite from 'horrendous' Queensland fires
No respite from 'horrendous' Queensland fires
Hundreds of firefighters are bracing for catastrophic weather conditions as they continue to battle 80 bushfires across Queensland.
Australian govt to deliver budget early
Australian govt to deliver budget early
Australian leader Scott Morrison says his government will deliver its annual budget early as it prepares for an election due by May, but suffered an immediate setback when one of his MPs said she was quitting.
Crews battle 'monster' Queensland bushfire
Crews battle 'monster' Queensland bushfire
An out-of-control bushfire has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, with 30 crews battling what's been called a 'monster' blaze.
Ancient land of rocks and crocs
Ancient land of rocks and crocs
A road trip through the Kakadu? Don't mind if I do, says Pam Jones who, in the first of a two-part series, explores Australia's biggest national park with crocs and campervans in mind.
'Stupidity' mars schoolies week
'Stupidity' mars schoolies week
A person's "stupidity" in standing on a high-rise ledge has marred what Gold Coast police consider successful celebrations for Queensland schoolies.
Baby mourned as father charged with murder
Baby mourned as father charged with murder
On the day her father was charged with her murder, a community has paid tribute to the nine-month-old girl whose body washed into the shallows of Surfers Paradise beach.
Huge dust storm hits Sydney
Huge dust storm hits Sydney
A thick line of dust that has smothered much of New South Wales and Sydney has caused air quality to reach a 'hazardous' level and there is another wave of dust set to come.