Australia

Australia’s top military leadership will be reshaped in July, with three long-serving officers stepping into the most powerful roles in the Defence Force after decades spent rising through its ranks.

The postcodes where one in three residents are smokers have been revealed as the Coalition considers halving tobacco excise.

AARON PATRICK: The first female Army chief is no khaki bureaucrat. Lieutenant-General Coyle’s promotion is a powerful sign that the military, like war, is evolving.

A woman’s ‘erratic’ behaviour on a Thailand-bound flight from Melbourne sparked travel chaos after it was diverted to Perth, where she was arrested.

The nearest wild populations of the species are almost 3000km away from the grisly find.

The police are expected to oppose releasing the famous SAS soldier on bail Friday, while a former colleague slammed his public arrest as an ‘ambush’.

Australia’s incoming Defence Chief has declared the Navy he now commands can deploy a warship to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The convicted gang rapist was being transported from an immigration detention centre for medical treatment before he escaped from the facility on Wednesday morning.

Three state ministers have signalled their pre-election retirements, paving the way for an under-pressure premier to inject new blood into the cabinet.

Fresh evidence has emerged in the trial of a woman accused of poisoning her son, with witnesses detailing his struggles with drugs and past overdoses.

She is one of the biggest stars in the world, known for acting, modelling, advocacy and her unique relationships past, and now she is here in Australia.

Rescue helicopters rushed multiple patients from the scene with critical injuries.

The man was on holiday with his wife, who initially thought he was joking when he didn’t resurface.

Two people have died after their high-powered Lamborghini crashed on a Queensland highway, marking a horror 24 hours on the state’s roads.

A woman was left with severe head injuries after a horrific crash left a truck on its side and caused traffic chaos for morning commuters on the Gold Coast.