The United States drops a massive GBU-43 bomb — the biggest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat — in eastern Afghanistan,targeting a network of caves used by Islamic State militants.
A 15-year-old boy dies in hospital after being shot in the head while sleeping at his home in Sydney's south-west, as police continue to hunt the gunman.
Bryan Dawe speaks about the life of his long-time collaborator, political satirist John Clarke, and the special relationship the pair had with their audience.
North Korea "will go to war" if the US chooses to provoke it, the country's Vice Foreign Minister says, blaming President Donald Trump for building up a "vicious cycle" of tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Enjoy your chocolate eggs this Easter, writes Julia Baird. Then, if you want something to reflect on, perhaps think of those for whom Easter means sacrifice, suffering and grief.
The likelihood of one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, harbouring life has received a huge boost, thanks to NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovering a key element spewing from its surface.
Passengers who were onboard Qantas flight QF29 from Melbourne to Hong Kong recall mixed scenes from inside the fuselage during the 'stick shaker' incident that left 15 people injured, with one saying people were "tossed out of their seats" and another describing it as "nothing out of the ordinary".
Australian Federal Police dogs swapped their roles sniffing out baddies for bunny ears and non-scratch booties, bringing smiles to small faces at Canberra Hospital this weekend.
Round seven in the NRL kicks off with a three-way Good Friday treat, as the Bulldogs take on the Rabbitohs, the Knights face off against the Roosters and the Broncos play neighbours the Gold Coast Titans.
Days of argument between the Queensland and Federal governments over cyclone relief funding ends with a decision to approve Category C emergency funding for severely affected primary producers.
There are smiles on the faces of many locals in the Daintree in far north Queensland after Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg vows to search for an alternative to burning millions of litres of diesel a year to generate electricity.
Rising electricity prices and recent blackouts in South Australia are driving people across the country to embrace solar power, with panel installations in March at a five-year high.
A man is charged with possessing 4.8 million illegally imported cigarettes, with a street value of $2.5 million, after police raided a warehouse in Melbourne's outer south-east.
A young girl watching television in an Arizona barber shop runs in fear as two rounds of gunfire puncture a window on either side of her head, showering her with glass.
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