Australia

The agent was captured abusing and threatening a young mother over a leaf blower.

An accelerating crash in tech stocks was disguised by record highs for ANZ Bank, alongside miners BHP and Rio Tinto on Thursday.

A man whose duct-taped camouflage vest prompted a triple-zero call during a terror vigil has escaped conviction after charges against him were dropped.

Police have used cutting-edge DNA technology to arrest an alleged rapist in what is being hailed as a NSW first.

Officers searching for a suspect over alleged domestic violence incidents made a chilling discovery after locating him concealed inside a suburban home.

Australia has deployed a senior diplomat to Laos as families seek answers over the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers.

A man has admitted making a hate-filled racist remark as he mimicked the actions of gunmen who massacred 15 people celebrating a beachside religious festival.

The 32-year-old was allegedly caught on cameras installed by animal rights activists sexually assaulting a pig, later named Olivia.

After months of silence, SAPOL declared Gus’ disappearance a major crime and narrowed its suspect to someone known to him. Experts explain the strategy, the pressure and the agony of the little boy’s mother.

A man accused of running over a woman intending to cause her serious harm while doing burnouts in her backyard should have his bail revoked, a judge has heard.

‘He was travelling with a group of friends, enjoying life and making memories, when a sudden and devastating crash took his life.’

Two more Chinese nationals have been charged with foreign interference offences in Canberra over alleged links to a spying plot.

Governor General Sam Mostyn has welcomed Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Government House, her official residence in Canberra.

Jessica Murray, the mother of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, has left Adelaide to stay with a friend as police escalate their investigation into her son’s disappearance.