As a frequent visitor to Tasmania, I was ecstatic to experience the direct flights from Newcastle Airport to Hobart. Much preferable to boats, trains and automobiles.

Authorities are hopeful floodwaters won't reach a predicted peak in one regional city despite hundreds of people ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a NSW-based landscaping company for allegedly underpaying four workers more than $35,000. Australian Native Landscapes Pty Ltd operates ...

A woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna's gated home in Los Angeles has been charged with one count of attempted murder and 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, court ...

At least six people have been killed and three others hospitalised with severe injures after a bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital.

The husband of a woman found dead in a ransacked home three decades ago will face trial accused of her murder. Craig Freeman, 63, was charged in 2025 with his wife Melinda Freeman's murder, 34 years ...

A man's racist rant while mimicking the actions of the gunmen behind the deadly Bondi terror attack can be put down to drunken stupidity, his lawyer says.

The Nationals have elected Queensland senator Matt Canavan as their new leader after a ballot of MPs and senators in Canberra on Wednesday morning ended a brief contest. The party room met at 10am to ...

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Defence personnel from Williamtown will head to the Middle East "to help protect and defend Australians and other civilians", ...

Rising floodwaters have revived unpleasant memories of a 2010 natural disaster and triggered an emergency warning for ...

Members of the Hunter's Tibetan community and their supporters gathered at Civic Park on Tuesday to mark the sacrifices of ...