Oceania

The Eureka flag recalls men who fought for the principles of democracy. It has nothing to do with the people who wanted to reclaim it in Ballarat on Sunday....

Parents can start preparing for vaccination of primary school children, so what are the risks?...

Victoria stands to forgo up to $1 billion in lost economic benefits unless a drastic shortage of housing is rectified....

In the first verdict against the deposed civilian leader since the military coup, she was found guilty of inciting unrest and breaching coronavirus restrictions....

Shares of China Evergrande Group tumbled 12% to an 11-year low on Monday after the firm said there was no guarantee it would have enough funds to meet debt repayments, prompting Chinese authorities to summon its chairman. Dhruv Tikekar reports....

People using a busy marina on Sunday narrowly avoided injury when an out-of-control boat shot forward suddenly....

Cricket Australia has confirmed the Ashes finale will be moved from Perth due to the state's border restrictions with Hobart now the favourite to host the fifth Test. "Hobart ... probably looks like the right place for it to go," Fox Cricket C...

Independent MP Zali Steggall says federal ministers have lost touch with the public after a number of Liberal frontbenchers welcomed the idea of Gladys Berejiklian making a tilt for the federal seat of Warringah. Speculation has increased the former NSW p...

Hospitality venues are required to check if they want to serve people sitting down - but some business owners say that's discriminatory....

Eric Zemmour, the right-wing commentator-turned-French presidential candidate, was briefly put in a headlock while making his entry to his first campaign rally in Paris on December 5. Video streamed live by the Zemmour campaign from Parc des Expositions d...

Christopher Luxon faces off against New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern in his parliamentary debut as opposition leader on Tuesday....

Roads and Maritime Services employees Alexandre Dubois and Craig Steyn allegedly ran a complex, decade-long scheme that awarded more than $41 million in dodgy contracts to friends, family and acquaintances....

Thousands of New South Wales commuters have faced long delays in the inner west this afternoon after bus drivers walked off the job....

Gladys Berejiklian has gained a strong endorsement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who said she would make a "great candidate for Warringah" despite her ongoing ICAC inquiry....

Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) CEO Christina Matthews says Cricket Australia's decision to relocate the fifth Test from Perth is "very difficult to accept"....

Indonesia's Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, forcing rescuers to suspend the search for survivors as aerial images showed the extent of the devastation unleashed by the volcano's deadly weekend eruption....

A 44-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murder following a double stabbing at a home in northern Tasmania. A man in his 30s died in the incident in suburban Launceston in the early hours of November 25, while a woman, also in her 30s, was critically i...

A drunk driver who mowed down a mother-of-five in a horrific hit-and-run has been jailed by a Queensland court for a crash he still can't remember. Kaine Andrew Carter has pleaded guilty to the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death whil...

New Zealand's freshly minted opposition leader Christopher Luxon has named his shadow cabinet, demoting former leader Judith Collins from the front bench. However, another ex-leader has announced his political return, with Todd Muller axing plans to r...

Roads and Maritime Services employees Alexandre Dubois and Craig Steyn allegedly ran a complex, decade-long scheme that awarded more than $41 million in dodgy contracts to friends, family and acquaintances....

A man accused of murder and attempted murder over a stabbing at a home in northern Tasmania has pleaded not guilty to both charges....

Ajaz Patel misses out on player of the match award, but claims two other prizes despite massive defeat for Black Caps....

Emergency services are working to free multiple people trapped after a major crash on the Calder Freeway, north-west of Melbourne....

One of Australia's most recognisable newsreaders will make a dramatic move next year....

Former prime minister Julia Gillard is one of many overseas arrivals sent to hotel quarantine in Adelaide despite having prior approval to isolate at home....

It was reported a man and woman were seen arguing before the woman was pushed into a vehicle and driven away....

Two people including a child have been taken to hospital and two lanes of the Calder Freeway have been closed after a major collision....

The family of Lance Corporal Ryan Goodwin have spoken about how he took his life but was never helped by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Instead, they received a letter 18 months after his death, acknowledging his PTSD....

India have wrapped up the second Test against New Zealand by a record 372 runs to clinch the series 1-0....

It's official: Perth won't host the Fifth Test, with Cricket Australia confirming the shift despite 'every effort' being made to stage it....

The family of Lance Corporal Ryan Goodwin have spoken about how he took his life but was never helped by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Instead, they received a letter 18 months after his death, acknowledging his PTSD....

The national disability services watchdog has announced it will sue a provider for the first time, alleging its failures may have caused a woman's death....

The Shepparton University of Melbourne campus welcomed the first cohort of rural medicine students on Monday, December 6....

There was no deadline for deciding whether it was possible to source an adequate replacement workforce at a Melbourne aged home struck by COVID-19, an inquest has heard. Outbreak managers replaced the entire St Basil's Home for the Aged staff with an ...

Jacinda Ardern has told New Zealanders the arrival of Omicron is unavoidable, and it could prompt a rethink on trans-Tasman reopening plans. In bad news for overseas-based New Zealanders looking to come home after months stranded abroad, a call is unlikel...

Less than four years after lifting a ban on cinemas, Saudi Arabia is to host its first major film festival from Monday as it eyes a lucrative new industry....

Northland iwi say setting up roadblocks in partnership with police is crucial to help protect Mori communities in preparation of the Auckland borders reopening....

Public health experts have urged Jacinda Ardern's government to reassess its border plans if the COVID-19 variant Omicron demands it....

How people donate to political parties and the running of elections are both being considered in a major Government review....

Richard Sleijpen, boss of capital markets for UBS Australasia, says a repeat of the $350 billion M&A boom in 2021 is unlikely next year....

For the first time in its 33-year history, the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize has been awarded to three artists....

Cricket Australia confirms that the fifth and final Ashes Test will not be held at Perth Stadium, following the WA government's requirement for all players, staff and broadcasters to quarantine for 14 days after arriving in the state....

It was a highly efficient and proactive machine that recruited Ryan Goodwin and taught him how to fight....

'And to think I hate gyms. If I'd known gyms were where lotto dreams come true, I would have gone more than three times this year.'...

It was a highly efficient and proactive machine that recruited Ryan Goodwin and taught him how to fight....

An inquest has heard there was no deadline for determining whether it was possible to source a surge workforce for a Melbourne aged care home hit by COVID-19....

The Glengarry Patrons Society welcomed 80 smiling seniors for its 25th annual Christmas lunch at the Eastern Suburbs Tavern on Monday....

At least 14 people were killed after the Mount Semeru volcano erupted in Indonesia's East Java, the Indonesia National Disaster Management Authority (BNPD) said on December 5. The volcano violently erupted on December 4, throwing giant plumes of ash i...

The rental crisis is causing a bottleneck situation in refuges with women not being able to leave to go to more long-term housing due to affordability and competition....

The Black Caps are back in the record books - but not how they hoped....