Australia

A busy Sydney beach has been closed after a shark was spotted near the shore, forcing swimmers from the water for the second time in less than a week.

A hero husband who was threatened by killer Joel Cauchi and lost his wife in the Bondi Junction massacre has delivered a touching message as the inquest findings are handed down.

A man has been charged after allegedly mimicking ‘firing upon people’ near the bridge where the Bondi Beach massacre took place.

A teen boy bravely swam through rough surf to get help for his mum and siblings.

Intense rainfall has prompted the emergency evacuation of an entire outback town, where a river is expected to top major flood levels.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with three counts of rape and abduction.

A woman dubbed the ‘housemate from hell’ will spend up to six years and two months in prison after admitting a three-month vendetta after she was evicted.

A County Court judge has re-sentenced neo-nazi Jacob Hersant after finding he intentionally performed a sieg heil outside court.

A 26-year-old woman was asleep when she suffered deep cuts to her face.

Volunteers desperately searching for a missing Belgian backpacker have revealed new theories days after human remains were found near where she vanished.

A serial fraudster tradie is allegedly back to his old tricks ripping off WA homeowners by taking their deposits without delivering the work or issuing refunds.

More than 150 people are now accused of being involved in a satanic pedophile ring that shared child abuse videos of infants.

Wild footage has emerged of at least 40 people hooning across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on e-bikes and motorcycles, sparking calls for urgent reform.

A record-breaking heatwave has prompted calls for stronger laws protecting workers to reflect the dangers of a warming climate.

A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed in the face and deliberately hit by a car during a violent late‑night attack outside a St Kilda McDonald’s.