A family is "distraught" after two sisters, aged 10 and 13, perish in a fire overnight, with police confirming there were no smoke alarms inside a granny flat where the children were found.
A counter-terrorism expert is warning the New South Wales Government that its plan to build a supermax jail for extremist inmates could be counter-productive.
Theresa May's close aides quit as the British Prime Minister's relationship with her Conservative Party MPs is increasingly under strain after the election left her party without a majority and reliant on a handful of Northern Irish parliamentarians.
Before Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck donned Batman's cape, there was Adam West — join us as we revisit some of his most iconic scenes.
The Roosters will try to keep the Tigers' lean run going as they meet at Campbelltown. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary in our ScoreCentre.
A sailor whose SOS rock sign made headlines around the world tells how a crocodile destroyed his rubber dinghy and left him and a crew member stranded in a remote part of Western Australia's Kimberley region for a week in 2013.
The Grand Tour presenter and former Top Gear host escapes serious injury after an electric supercar crashes during filming and catches fire, reducing it to a twisted, blackened mess.
The South-East Asian sport caneball — described as a mix between volleyball and soccer — is growing in popularity in Australia as refugees from Myanmar settle in the country.
Cricket Australia will be breathing a sigh of relief that Australia has been eliminated from the Champions Trophy. And while we can't blame the rain for all our woes, the ICC and ECB need to take a long hard look at themselves, writes Geoff Lemon.
The recent withdrawal of the US from key multilateral agreements, including the TPP and the Paris climate deal, has Asia experts concerned that Donald Trump's administration could accelerate Chinese soft power in the region.
Twenty-five years and around $100 million in the making, the enormous sculpture of the Hindu god Wisnu riding the mythical bird Garuda destined for a hill overlooking Bali's international airport is nearing completion.
A man is knocked off his bodyboard by a 4-metre-long great white shark at Bunbury in WA's South-West, but manages to get back to shore safely as the shark is chased off by three local dolphins.
Australian teen tennis ace Alexi Popyrin becomes our first French Open junior champion in 49 years and is now eyeing a Davis Cup baptism in Lleyton Hewitt's team.
Jim Cole was one of the first police officers on the scene of last weekend's terror attacks in London. He tells of the confusion and panic on the streets as the attackers went on a rampage at London Bridge and Borough Market.
In only her 18th match in the majors, Latvian phenomenon Jelena Ostapenko shines in her maiden grand slam final to stun Simona Halep and clinch the women's French Open title.
As Central Australia's deserts increasingly resemble graveyards for small animals, scientists are giving them a helping hand by building them predator-proof homes.
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