Australia

The cost of posting a standard letter may soon rise again, with Australia Post blaming a sharp decline in traditional mail use.

A teenage boy, who was reportedly attempting to protect his mother, is fighting for life, as police charge a man with attempted murder and arson.

Terrifying details have emerged about a flight from Australia to Hong Kong, detailing the horror moment severe turbulence struck during meal service.

A royal commission will publicly examine intelligence leading up to the Bondi massacre, but large parts of the probe will remain hidden from the public.

Cheaper electricity bills are in store for hundreds of thousands of households and small businesses in one state under a lowered benchmark power price.

Inquests into the deaths of Dezi Freeman and the two police officers that he killed before going on the run will officially begin, with timelines expected to be set.

‘The amount of families destroyed because a woman has this catastrophic event is more than I can bear.’

A man has died after a horror shark attack off Far North Queensland, with emergency crews unable to save him after he was pulled from the water.

‘In many cases there’s simply no other option, especially when the vehicle is your only mode of transport.’

A man has been shot dead by police during a reported domestic violence incident north of Brisbane.

Police are hunting two Australian men believed to be linked to the deadly shooting.

The organiser of a $60,000 girls’ trip said she was told ‘if you keep asking, you won’t get your refund’.

Investigators allege the man encouraged people to carry out acts of politically motivated violence in Australia and overseas.

Police were called to conduct a welfare check at a home moments before a head-on car crash that killed three people.