Australia

'Appalling behaviour': Julie Bishop slams Aussie MPs

'Appalling behaviour': Julie Bishop slams Aussie MPs

Julie Bishop has weighed into the debate about bullying in federal parliament, saying she's witnessed behaviour in Canberra that wouldn't be "tolerated in any other workplace across Australia".

Teen loses leg after mass Melbourne brawl

A teenager who lost a leg after being hit by a car during a wild brawl in Melbourne at the weekend was a witness to an alleged murder in July.

Patient dies as mob attacks paramedics

A man has died after paramedics trying to treat him for a suspected drug overdose were attacked by dozens of angry men in Sydney.

Cop flung from stolen car after 30m ride

A Brisbane police officer has serious injuries after a wild ride on the bonnet of a stolen car used to deliberately run him down.

128 bags of blood to save C-section mum

An Australian woman lost all the blood in her body eight times before she came out of the birth of her third child, shaken but alive.

Family's anger after Kiwi shot dead by Queensland Police

A New Zealand man - aged in his 30s but with the mental capacity of a 14-year-old - allegedly "charged" with knives at two Australian police officers before they shot him dead.

Melbourne factory fire under control

After more than 17 hours firefighters have brought under control an explosive, toxic Melbourne warehouse fire but crews are expected to stay there for days.

Aussie Catholic Church vows end to abuse cover-up

Australia's Catholic leaders have vowed to end the cover-up of child sexual abuse but steadfastly refuse to break the seal of confession, even if it means priests could face criminal charges.

Crews battle huge Melbourne warehouse blaze

Residents living near an out-of-control warehouse blaze in Melbourne are being warned about toxic smoke spewing over the city's west.

Manning could be banned from Australia

Convicted US whistleblower Chelsea Manning could have her visa application denied by the Australian government just days before her speaking tour is due to start.

Aussie teen becomes e-sports millionaire

OG members Anathan Pham (L) and Topias Taavitsainen celebrate their victory over PSG.LGD in their...

Aussie teen becomes e-sports millionaire

An Australian teenager has become one of the nation's highest paid sports stars after winning $3 million from just one e-sports tournament.

Uber driver charged with rape of teen

Uber driver charged with rape of teen in Sydney

An Uber driver has been charged with the rape of a teenager after dropping her friends off in Sydney's beachside eastern suburbs.

Turnbull's exit to spark by-election

Australia's former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has told his supporters he will quit parliament on Friday, sparking a by-election in his Sydney seat of Wentworth.

Peters: Pacific work may stall post Bishop

Winston Peters says there's danger of trans-Tasman work in the Pacific stalling after Julie Bishop's resignation as Australia's foreign minister.

New PM faces party popularity slump

Australians' support for the Coalition government has dropped to its lowest in a decade after it dumped Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister and installed Scott Morrison, a new opinion poll shows.

Boat lands in croc country, 15 caught

Fifteen foreign nationals have been detained and Australian authorities are searching for others who abandoned a boat which ran aground in crocodile country north of Cairns.