Australia

Inflation has moderated but still remains above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s inflation target, sparking fears about a February rate rise. Price pressures eased because there was less demand for hotel stays.

Sam Groth will now resign as the Liberal Party’s deputy leader in Victoria on February 3 when Parliament resumes for the year.

A teenage boy is critical after he was stabbed during a brawl at a house party on Tuesday night.

A desperate search for a missing three-year-old has ended in heartbreak, with the little one’s body discovered just metres from where he was last seen. 

Sinkholes are common and often go unreported, experts say, after residents were shocked when a huge gaping hole opened up on a popular park.

‘I kindly ask everyone to keep me in their prayers.’

Two teen brothers were allegedly lured to a suburban park and ambushed by 11 teen attackers following a dispute online.

The remains of a man who went snorkelling with friends on New Year's Day have washed up on a remote beach, as the drowning toll for summer continues to rise.

Millions of Aussies will swelter through blistering temperatures as high as 42C on Wednesday - with forecasters warning the worst of the heat is yet to come.

Residents in multiple states are preparing for oppressive heatwave conditions not seen since the disastrous Black Summer bushfires begin to take hold.

A WA woman got the shock of her life after opening a box of Favourites to find several wrappers hiding something very unexpected.

The Prime Minister has expressed ‘full confidence’ in the AFP after revelations that a surveillance team used in counter-terrorism operations was disbanded over budget concerns weeks before the Bondi attack. 

A ban on public protests and rallies in NSW has been extended for a further 14 days, with Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon declaring these were ‘extraordinary times’. 

Police have outlined the last known movements of a mother of two who vanished in a remote location, shortly after her car collided with a kangaroo.

Police have again returned to a remote station where a four-year-old boy vanished in September, saying they ‘won't rest’ in their search for answers.