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A beloved father has died after being bitten by an extremely venomous snake at a child care facility.

Residents in one capital city are being urged to evacuate immediately as bushfires burn in a major state forest.

A major outage rippled across Australia in the afternoon, with the country's largest telco scrambling to deliver a fix.

Transportation safety officers have issued an urgent warning for this legendary luxury brand, warning of a manufacturing defect.

Australia's biggest company has just made a big call on its ambitions and it could influence corporates everywhere.

Multiple Australian cities are facing a disaster waiting to happen", with experts warning the looming crisis could cost the country billions".

Hundreds of people were forced to pack into a police station and their neighbours' homes as the cyclone moved through their town.

Australia's chief scientist, a retired army major general and a renowned physicist have shared their opinions on the risks of artificial intelligence.

Wild statistics for the new breed of electric performance cars include shattering performance and runaway fires that last for weeks.

A category 3 cyclone has ripped through an island off the coast of the NT, tearing trees from their roots and flooding yards.

Uber is set to pay Aussie taxi drivers an eye-watering $272 million in a historic world-first class action settlement.

Aussie taxpayers will be on the hook to pay for upgrades to a UK-based facility in order for the AUKUS submarines to be delivered on time.

With the number of 35C-plus days set to become more frequent in the next 55 years, a new report has found the massive economic cost of climate change.

The TikTok app, and its 8.5 million Australian users, face an uncertain outlook with growing concerns by governments over its safety.

Impractical, slow and wildly expensive, this European battery-powered hatch looks great but misses the mark by a sizeable margin.

A man who allowed members of the public, including kids, to get into the water and pat the unsecured alligator has been accused of putting them in harm's way".

Dozens of radical environmentalists have shut down a major city in act of civil disobedience, with armed police moving in to break up the protest.

Powerful wind gusts of up to 185km/h could blast one state as a cyclone forms off the coast.

There is now as high as an 85 per cent chance of a huge gear change to Australia's weather which could be exacerbated by years of La Nina.

Nearly every car maker is preparing to launch an electric car but this new zero-emissions SUV marks a radical change of direction for a brand known for its big 4WDs.

A woman whose own Rottweilers almost killed her has posted a poignant update to her social media after she almost lost an arm.

An IT outage at McDonald's stores swept across the globe last night, leaving thousands hungry and disappointed .

This massive American pick-up truck kicks sand into the face of other motorists, the environment and conventional dual-cab utes.

A retail giant has just announced a price drop for a television that will transform your home into a mini-cinema.

Residents of NT and northern Queensland have been put on alert for another cyclone which is threatening to form over the weekend.

It's the phone that ticks almost every box on the longest shopping list of features for fun, photography, travel, productivity, gaming, and just doing life. And the Princess of Wales probably wishes she used one of them.

The Nationals leader has warned the government is in trouble after Donald Trump launched a sensational attack on Kevin Rudd.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan promises she did not get all her views on nuclear power from The Simpsons and Mr Burns' radioactive power plant.

A man is in hospital after a lithium-ion battery in his e-bike caught fire, with dramatic footage from the scene showing firefighters confronting a smoky haze.

A popular Japanese maker has set its sights on some of the best selling vehicles in its class with a fuel-sipping new model that has style and charm in spades.

A man has been charged with 26 offences after police made a shocking discovery inside his car.

Farmers who harvest the seafood delicacy have been forced to close their businesses, creating concerns for the future.

The Prime Minister has revealed whether Australia has plans to follow in the US' footsteps after a major vote on TikTok passed a key hurdle.

The Home Affairs Minister has made an awkward concession after it was revealed a convicted sex offender released by the High Court is unmonitored.

Vladimir Putin has continued to stoke tensions between Russia and the West with a new threat directed at Ukraine's most ardent allies.

A major outage is rippling across Australia, with the country's largest telco confirming it is working on a fix.

The northern parts of Australia are bracing for the possibility three tropical lows could turn cyclones by the weekend.

The decision to walk away from local publishers would have ramifications for the entire community, Communications Minister Michele Rowland said.

A spectacularly failure has cost a private company millions, here's how it happened.

Kylee Dennis spent 14 years in the police force, but a disturbing conversation with her friend's elderly mother sparked a radical career change.

A category 3 cyclone is about to make impact on the NT coast, bringing destructive winds and a dumping of rain.

The most affordable models in Toyota's showroom have been axed overnight, but there is a good reason why this has happened.

Beleaguered miner Core Lithium has announced two key resignations, as mining operations remain shelved at its flagship project.

Wild footage has captured the moment a police chase broke out and a shirtless driver fled the scene on foot.

Buyers on the hunt for an affordable family SUV that will save them money at the bowser are in luck with the arrival of a long awaited rival to the RAV4.

One group of Australians has become the target of social media scammers fleecing tens of millions of dollars every year.

Andrew Tate ranted about satanists" after he was hit with an arrest warrant by the United Kingdom over sex offence accusations.

A new comparison site has revealed the most expensive fuel guzzling cars to own, with some popular models achieving a rating of only 0.5 stars out of six.

Police are searching for seven people who are missing in the flooded outback of Western Australia.

A firebrand senator has taken the government to task, saying her office has become the last port of call for many suffering Australians.