At least one home has been destroyed as fires tore though more than 2000 hectares of bushland, with authorities warning of challenging" conditions yet to come.
Mark Stevens was on the brink of receiving a kidney transplant when he tragically died, instead becoming a donor himself. On Thank You Day, his loving family share his story.
Never-before-seen footage of Cyclone Tracy's destruction features in a new documentary to mark 50 years since one of Australia's worst natural disasters struck on Christmas Eve, 1974.
Witnesses have reported seeing a small plane circling" the sky moments before it crashed into a paddock and caught fire, killing three people, in Victoria.
Cost-of-living threatens to blow out the cost of Christmas lunch for lots of Aussies, but one retailer reckons there's an easy way to space out spending for the big day.
The police have slapped a young man with a raft of serious charges after he allegedly took another man and a toddler hostage in a dramatic suburban standoff.
A report into the cost-of-living crisis facing households says they are worse off now than two years ago, with pleas for Anthony Albanese to call an urgent meeting.
The current school system is falling short of teaching students basic financial literacy, adding to problems such as the current cost of living crisis.
The glow in the dark hoodies have been recalled after a child was seriously injured, with consumers urged to destroy or dispose of the items immediately.
Several streets have been put into lock down after a suspicious substance was found at a police station, as emergency services race to identify what it is.
Australia has broken ranks with key allies, including the United States and Israel, on a vote at the United Nations supporting Palestine's right to sovereignty.
The influence of rich listers and billionaires on elections is set to be diminished, with big donors like Clive Palmer facing cuts to much they can spend.
The childcare worker for a major preschool chain in Sydney when allegedly shook" a nine-month-old baby and put her in a storeroom to try and get her to sleep.
A new report identified behaviours which increased the risk of app-facilitated violence, including paying for services, and connecting profiles to social media.