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The people allegedly responsible for fatally giving a newborn baby nitrous oxide at a Sydney hospital two years ago will face criminal charges.

New Zealand won't be joining Australia in refusing to sign a non-binding United Nations migration agreement and has called claims the deal would undermine its national sovereignty "falsehoods".

A world-first driverless ute will be trialled on regional roads in Australia in a bid to prevent accidents caused by kangaroos.

More than 50,000 cows have been culled and 50,000 more may go as New Zealand attempts to become the first country to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.

The federal coalition government has been rocked by yet another Nationals sex scandal with Andrew Broad forced to step down as an assistant minister to the deputy prime minister.

Mike Mulvey has pleaded with Central Coast fans not to give up on his team after a 2-0 loss to Wellington Phoenix secured them an unwanted place in A-League history.

More than 100 people have been arrested for shoplifting as part of a three-day crackdown in Sydney.

Renowned US photographer Spencer Tunick has released images he took of hundreds of stark naked Melburnians.

Mobile phones will be banned from public primary schools across New South Wales from next year.

A severe cyclone expected to hit Queensland on Friday could spark flooding and landslides in parts of the state.

Queensland's historic stock routes have closed to graziers for the first time in living memory as severe drought conditions continue.

An Adelaide teacher who admitted having a sexual relationship with a pupil has been jailed for more than two years.

The first sod is set to be turned on Thursday for the $9.3 billion Inland Rail project in central western New South Wales.

Uber users have taken to social media in outrage after a worldwide outage of the popular ride-sharing app.

Andrew Bogut was relieved his Sydney Kings held their collective composure to see off the hard-charging New Zealand Breakers 71-70 in Auckland on Sunday.