The most powerful storm to hit the mainland United States in more than a decade makes landfall in Texas, packing winds of up to 210 kilometres per hour and sparking fears of devastating flooding and destruction.
Sports broadcaster Drew Morphett, known for his long career calling AFL, cricket and four Olympic Games, dies suddenly at his Melbourne home overnight aged 69.
US President Donald Trump pardons his political ally Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America", less than a month after he was convicted of criminal contempt in a racial profiling case.
Malcolm Turnbull condemns the "change the date" slogans painted on statues of colonial figures including Captain Cook in Sydney's Hyde Park, saying those responsible are part of a campaign to "obliterate" Australia's history.
If you think it's cold this winter, spare a thought for staff at Davis Research Station in Antarctica who have just endured a record number of "blizz days".
Sydney and Carlton are next up in round 23, as some upset results set up a thrilling conclusion to the home and away season. Follow an action-packed Saturday in our live AFL ScoreCentre.
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles but two of them failed in flight while a third appears to have "blown up almost immediately", the US military says.
Tobacco companies are helping prop up police and Border Force in the fight against black market cigarettes by providing high-level intelligence and paying for surveillance technology, in a partnership that could breach a major international agreement.
A man is charged with murder after allegedly throwing petrol on another man and setting him alight at a house on Queensland's Gold Coast early on Saturday morning.
Australian Elen Feuerriegel risked her life to recover bones hidden in a cave below the rolling hills of South Africa. What she found helped open a new chapter in the story of human evolution.
Before James Fairfax died in January, he decided to leave his estate to the public and charity. Now his art collection, one of the richest in the country, is up for grabs.
An official denies Donald Trump's national security aide Sebastian Gorka resigned from his position but confirms he "no longer works at the White House".
The Storm and the Rabbitohs are up next at AAMI Park, after the struggling Gold Coast Titans are downed by the Canterbury Bulldogs. Follow all the action live in our NRL ScoreCentre.
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra missed a court hearing in which judges were to give their verdict in a negligence case that could see her jailed for 10 years because she has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party say.
At least 29 people are killed as violent protests erupt in India after a court convicts a self-styled "godman" of raping two women, angering thousands of his supporters who say he is innocent.
Consumer demand for coconuts is booming and world supply is struggling to keep up, so an industry awaits as Australia imports nearly all the coconut it consumes.
The ABC's Japan reporter puts her body on the line to roadtest a device that tells you what your friends, family and workmates could find awkward — that you have body odour.
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