A family holiday turned into a "crisis" when a jellyfish sting caused a severe allergic reaction for a three-year-old girl on K'Gari (Fraser Island), and emergency services faced complications that led to treatment delays. ⌘ Read more
A family holiday turned into a "crisis" when a jellyfish sting caused a severe allergic reaction for a three-year-old girl on K'Gari (Fraser Island), and emergency services faced complications that led to treatment delays. ⌘ Read more
The Perth Children's Court hears the decision to upgrade the charge was made after more evidence was gathered, including the examination of a diary written by the offender. ⌘ Read more
Iran's Revolutionary Guards says it hit a headquarters of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, in the Kurdish region of Iraq. ⌘ Read more
Matthew Simpson and Addison Bhimjiani were passengers in a car being driven by another 17-year-old, when they ploughed into a power pole on Windsor Road on Monday night. ⌘ Read more
The Australian government says it "respects" the decision taken by Nauru to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognise China instead. ⌘ Read more
Elton John reaches EGOT status and 'play-off mama' strikes an awkward note. Here were the key moments from the 75th annual Emmy Awards. ⌘ Read more
Meme Caroline Thorne, whose peak-hour protest outside the Adelaide Convention Centre during an oil and gas conference triggered the SA government to introduce new anti-obstruction laws, is ordered to pay $750 in compensation to the emergency services who retrieved her. ⌘ Read more
In response to a recent crime wave in Townsville, the Queensland government has ordered a dedicated police chopper and digitally encrypted radios meant to stop criminals intercepting communications. ⌘ Read more
A court has heard disturbing details about how an Adelaide woman allegedly murdered her ex-partner with insulin, before helping dispose of his body in a wheelie bin. ⌘ Read more
Ash Barty left many an opponent frustrated during her illustrious career, including the woman who replaced her at the top of the world rankings. ⌘ Read more
There's monsoonal rain in the Top End while severe thunderstorms are forecast for the south-east. Here is a snapshot of the weather across Australia. ⌘ Read more
Two women are charged after a Hobart Hurricanes ute was captured on video travelling down a highway with a person in back holding down a box — but the cricket club won't say if the pair are players. ⌘ Read more
Lovers of dried fruit could face shortages of some Australian-grown products this year as unfavourable weather conditions create a global decline in production. ⌘ Read more
One of two men accused of murdering Steven Murphy, whose remains were found in an underground bunker in Adelaide's north, instead pleads guilty to assisting his father in the crime. ⌘ Read more
Brothers Stephen and Robert Edwards have given evidence in the inquest into their parents' 2016 deaths. The brothers had previously been charged in relation to their mother's death, but the charges were later dropped. ⌘ Read more
Would ordinary Americans really vote for the return of a politician currently facing 91 criminal charges? Thanks to Iowa, we have the answer from Republican voters and it is a resounding yes, writes Leigh Sales. ⌘ Read more
An Australian man accused of multiple counts of child sexual abuse is the subject of an arrest warrant in Timor-Leste, after failing to show up to court last month. ⌘ Read more
It was understood that the South Australian man started walking to find help after becoming bogged in outback Queensland on Sunday afternoon. ⌘ Read more
His hens have laid more than a million eggs over the past five years, but Fabian Fabbro on the New South Wales North Coast has never seen anything quite like this. ⌘ Read more
The Iowa caucuses were never a question of if Donald Trump could win, but of by how much. The first race of the 2024 election still held a few surprises. These are the key takeaways. ⌘ Read more
A 15cm-long cane toad found in Broome is believed to have travelled there in a vehicle from an infested area, and authorities expect there will be more. ⌘ Read more
An inquest looking into the death of 22-year-old Jaxon Kinnane hears an expert describe the mental health care he received prior to his death as "suboptimal". ⌘ Read more
A 33-year-old man will spend the next three days in jail after refusing to give evidence during a murder trial in southern Queensland. ⌘ Read more
Plans are unveiled for a major redevelopment of Perth’s Convention Centre, a building that has long been criticised for being ugly and not taking advantage of its prime riverside location. ⌘ Read more
Dallas Hayden — the wife of former governor-general and one-time Labor Party leader Bill Hayden — has died, just months after the death of her husband. ⌘ Read more
While future players may overtake her 100 goals, nobody will ever eclipse the achievements of the Canberra United legend. ⌘ Read more
A 22-year-old woman has been charged with an attack that has left 22-year-old Jake Loader in an induced coma with life-threatening injuries. ⌘ Read more
Ash Gordon beat the odds in his quest to dedicate his life to caring for others. On the weekend, the 33-year-old was fatally stabbed during a home invasion. His loved ones want the world to know how proud they were of the remarkable man. ⌘ Read more
Detectives from the arson and explosive squad are investigating an alleged arson attack in Shepparton on Monday where a woman is believed to have set another woman on fire. ⌘ Read more
Canberra has left it late for the city's entry to the A-League Men's competition but commissioner Nick Garcia remains confident the franchise will be up and running for next season as scheduled. ⌘ Read more
Koang Wuordol was arrested in Melbourne on the weekend and extradited to Alice Springs, where he has been charged with the murder of 19-year-old Yiel Gatluak whose body was found on a dirt road on January 1. ⌘ Read more
An environmental expert says noise and rocket launches run a "very high risk" that the endangered southern emu-wrens will "disappear" from the area. ⌘ Read more
To celebrate Tasmania's own locally born royal, the Danish flag was yesterday flown at parliament house along with the Australian and state flags.The Aboriginal flag was taken down to fit it. ⌘ Read more
Lifeline Bookfest Brisbane is run by 700 volunteers who will stack and sell more than a million second-hand books during the nine-day event. And each person has their own unique story about why support the crisis hotline. ⌘ Read more
Germany's finance minister has taken to the stage in front of thousands of jeering farmers protesting against tax rises to tell them there is no money for further subsidies. ⌘ Read more
The video came after warning Israel the hostages might be killed if it did not stop its bombardment of Gaza. ⌘ Read more
Players at Australia's grand slam are split on a new seating policy that lets fans into the stands twice as often during a match. ⌘ Read more
Playing the Australian Open just six months after giving birth to a baby girl, Naomi Osaka admits she has to set realistic goals as she continues her return to the WTA Tour. ⌘ Read more
US election season is upon us, with Republican voters in Iowa kicking things off with the first caucus of 2024 to decide who they want as the party's candidate at the presidential election in November. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
The outback company helped with the war effort in the 1940s, established a vital railway and fostered a rural multicultural melting pot while transforming the industry with constant innovation. ⌘ Read more
Young Australian wildcard Olivia Gadecki is up against former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, while James McCabe also takes on an American to kick off Tuesday's play at Melbourne Park. Follow live. ⌘ Read more
With intensive salmon farming degrading the habitat for the endangered Maugean skate, hope was placed in a captive breeding program. But weeks after it starts, two of the four rays are dead. ⌘ Read more
The 2023 Emmys might be happening four months after their originally scheduled date but the red carpet looks are still fresh. ⌘ Read more
PolAir sighted six stolen vehicles at the Logan Village property with detectives arresting four people after carrying out a search. ⌘ Read more
The death toll on NSW roads continues to rise after a 25 per cent increase in fatalities across the state in 2023. ⌘ Read more
In the culmination of a lifelong fascination with dinosaurs, PhD student Nathan Enriquez spends three weeks in the remote Gobi Desert retrieving the remains of the long-necked Nemegtosaurus. ⌘ Read more
Weakened squads, limited opportunities and even more T20 leagues has once again raised more questions about Test cricket's future viability with some predicting a 'defining moment' in the format's demise, writes Simon Smale. ⌘ Read more
Police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly vandalised a Brisbane Woolworths store with graffiti, and set a flare off under the door. ⌘ Read more
Here are all the winners for the 75th Emmy Awards, where HBO leads the pack with Succession, The Last of Us and The White Lotus all earning over 20 nominations each. ⌘ Read more
A 83-year-old man has died in a unit fire at a retirement village in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs. ⌘ Read more
Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack commercial vessels, hitting a US-owned container ship in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile in the latest strike. ⌘ Read more
With festival season in full swing, the pill testing debate is back in the national spotlight. But what does this mean for Victoria? ⌘ Read more
Katie Craig's son was born prematurely just three weeks before the Biloela maternity service went on bypass. She'd like another baby but finds the thought of being without a service nearby terrifying. ⌘ Read more
As 2024 kicks into gear there's disagreement about how working from home should look. But there's a happy middle ground that means everyone wins, these experts argue. ⌘ Read more
A Victorian health service says staff are taking mental health leave or leaving the health sector altogether in response to an average of 30 to 40 incidents of violence and aggression each week. ⌘ Read more
A legend hints this could be the end, while a 19-year-old star channels the great Serena. Here are five quick hits from day two at Melbourne Park. ⌘ Read more
Pacific Islander advocates say seasonal workers could be left vulnerable without government subsidies for both workers and farmers under changes to the PALM scheme. ⌘ Read more
Before the war, around 30,000 Thai nationals were working in Israel's agriculture sector. Wichian Temthong was one of them. He endured 51 days as a Hamas hostage in a tunnel in Gaza. ⌘ Read more
Setting aside climate change, there is an array of human security threats present which are trending towards even greater instability in the coming months. 2024 will be far from normal, writes Mick Ryan. ⌘ Read more
Republicans across the Midwestern state of Iowa will gather today in freezing temperatures to voice their support for one of the party's candidates for president and Donald Trump begins with a huge lead, and history suggests he will win the Republican nomination, writes Casey Briggs. ⌘ Read more
Public expectation will only grow the deeper Alex de Minaur goes at the Australian Open, yet the freshly minted top-10 player is undaunted by the prospect. ⌘ Read more
Some 3,000 tractors, 2,000 trucks and an estimated 10,000 people crammed the avenue leading to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for a mass rally capping a week of protests against the government. ⌘ Read more
Behori Joku lost everything she worked for in the Port Moresby riots. Others lost more than that as economic and political tensions erupted. ⌘ Read more
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is the possibility of damaging wind gusts of up to 120km/h on Wednesday and Thursday and rainfall will increase as the system moves closer to land. ⌘ Read more
The Australian Federal Police allege the Collaroy man, 47, was given information by a Commonwealth employee when placing the bets between 2017 and 2021. ⌘ Read more
Students were told to "try logging in later" if QTAC's maintenance screen appeared on their browser, and others logged in to find a message saying that they had not applied to any universities. ⌘ Read more
A 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child on the Seaford rail line faces court, with a police prosecutor describing the alleged attack as "random" and the victim as being in a "severe state of shock". ⌘ Read more
The boy, who was visiting the Northern Territory from interstate with his family, died after being hit and pinned to a wall by a large ute Wayne Peter Hunt was driving. ⌘ Read more
Police say the officers at the home are child abuse detectives who are in Broome as part of an ongoing investigation into historic child sex offences. ⌘ Read more
The Detroit Lions have won their first NFL playoff game since 1991 to end the longest finals losing streak in American football history. ⌘ Read more
Confronting footage of an unprovoked and knife attack inside at an East Perth back packers hostel is played to the WA Supreme Court, as the man responsible argued he was not of sound mind at the time. ⌘ Read more
Nauru announces it is severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan and will recognise China, becoming Taipei's first diplomatic ally to switch to Beijing following the weekend's presidential election. ⌘ Read more
The owner of the Ravensthorpe nickel operation on WA's south coast says it will suspend mining for three years and cut 30 per cent of its 600-strong workforce. ⌘ Read more
Researchers call for new wood heaters to be banned from urban areas and for existing ones to be phased out after their study shows their smoke may be killing up to 63 people a year in the ACT alone. ⌘ Read more
Premier Steven Miles has again cast doubt over the future of the Gabba rebuild in Queensland, and says a promised 60-day review of Olympic and Paralympic Games infrastructure hasn't started yet. ⌘ Read more
While taking the side of her fellow players, Coco Gauff says she can also understand the pressure Australian Open organisers face when scheduling the night session at Melbourne Park. ⌘ Read more
Houses have been set on fire in the Icelandic town of Grindavik, after two volcanic fissures erupted nearby. It is the second volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland in less than a month. ⌘ Read more
Deng Kiir Dau, 34, has denied he tried to transport more than $4 million worth of drugs into Western Australia via the state's border checkpoint at Eucla. ⌘ Read more
The maritime union says operators are being paid less than road traffic controllers who are being brought in to assist at river crossings. ⌘ Read more
A bushfire north of Perth has torn through a property that was earmarked for a luxury $100 million country club marketed towards high-rolling international tourists. ⌘ Read more
As visitor numbers surge on K'gari (Fraser Island) during summer months, so too does the number of potentially deadly stingers in its waters, as authorities reiterate safety messages about marine life. ⌘ Read more
Clothes shed microfibres while they are manufactured, worn and disposed of, but especially when they are washed. A single wash load can release several million microfibres — but you can decrease this by changing your technique. ⌘ Read more
While Barbie didn't go home with all the awards it was nominated for at the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, it was a good night for the Margot Robbie-produced movie, with America Ferrera being recognised and host Chelsea Handler declaring this the "year of the woman". ⌘ Read more
A boy, aged nine, has been bitten near Jabiru, the biggest town in Kakadu, sustaining a number of puncture wounds. ⌘ Read more
The body of former Socceroos player Stephen Laybutt is found in bushland by police after he was reported missing in Casuarina. ⌘ Read more
Emergency services are currently at a pedestrian crossing at North Adelaide where a person has been hit by a train. ⌘ Read more
After a truck rollover killed more than 200 sheep in Western Australia's South West, a transport lobby group says the state of regional roads affects more than just the freight sector. ⌘ Read more
Adam Troy Bennett has been handed a 13-year sentence, with a non-parole period of 10 years, for killing Peter Hillier during a drunken fight on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula in 2022. ⌘ Read more
Once described as Asia's most eligible bachelor, Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, the son of one of the world’s richest men, ties the knot in a lavish 10-day affair. ⌘ Read more
Near-freezing temperatures have not stopped the Danish from welcoming their new king, Frederik X, and his Australian-born wife, Queen Mary. Here are some of the best photos of the Nordic nation's first royal succession in half a century. ⌘ Read more
Inside a community's attempts to steer its young people away from criminal choices. ⌘ Read more
Police have revealed a man who died on the Gippsland coast last week, one of three who drowned in separate incidents, was a freediver who had lost his fins. ⌘ Read more
Santos has been granted permission to start laying an underwater pipeline for its Barossa gas project, north of Darwin, after winning a legal battle against a group of Tiwi Islands elders. ⌘ Read more
Randolph played the sharp-witted Trixie, husband to Art Carney's Ed Norton, in the trailblazing '50s sitcom. ⌘ Read more
More women are signing up to study courses traditionally dominated by men, and employers are reporting benefits. ⌘ Read more
The recent death of a police officer at a station in Adelaide's north-western suburbs will be referred to a parliamentary committee into mental health support for the profession. ⌘ Read more
In the West Australian town of Marble Bar, Sunday was the first day since December 18 with a temperature high below 43 degrees Celsius. ⌘ Read more
Freedom of Information documents reveal Victorian taxpayers made two multi-million-dollar support payments to Tennis Australia to cover Australian Open COVID-19 costs. ⌘ Read more
When Nicholas Smithson was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, he would lie awake at night terrified of dying. He decided to talk to a friend and now they are on a mission. ⌘ Read more
At one stage during his injury-disrupted career, Chris O'Connell was cleaning boats at a marina to make a living. He now finds himself entrenched inside the top 100 as he looks to make a deep run at the Australian Open. ⌘ Read more