Three women aged in their 70s and 80s have serious injuries after being pushed onto train tracks in Melbourne's south-east by a knife-wielding man, in an attack one witness describes as "crazy".
Former prime minister Tony Abbott is calling for a "big new push" on budget repair and has suggested the Government revisit some of the measures he announced in 2014.
Australia has bowled South Africa out for 250 in the first session of day four. The hosts will need 127 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval. Follow our live blog.
WA Premier Colin Barnett says he is "extremely disappointed" by the City of Fremantle's decision to abandon its Australia Day celebrations in favour of an alternate event two days later, calling the move "a disservice to our country".
US President-elect Donald Trump takes to Twitter to react to the death of Fidel Castro before releasing a statement denouncing a "brutal dictator", while other world leaders remember him as a figure of enormous historical importance.
Flags in Cuba have been lowered to half-mast, but in Little Havana, Miami, Cuban exiles are partying in a way those in their homeland cannot, North America correspondent Stephanie March writes.
US President-elect Donald Trump condemns the growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his November 8 victory as "ridiculous", claiming Green candidate Jill Stein using the recount campaign to "fill her coffers".
A snake catcher warns of increased snake activity in South Australian towns and cities over summer, after removing several dangerous reptiles from Adelaide's CBD.
The UK Government continued to send child migrants to Australian institutions despite knowing they were being mistreated here, according to allegations in a submission lodged to the UK inquiry into institutional child sexual abuse.
Unlikely activist Keith Parsons claims the retirement village system, from its contracts to management rules, is so complex that it tips the balance in favour of developers over residents.
Piles of punk music memorabilia goes up in flames on a river barge in London in a protest against the way the once rebellious genre has been subsumed into mainstream culture.
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