Australia

A third state Liberal leader in as many weeks has fallen on their sword as polls point to an election drubbing that could wipe out most of the party's MPs.

The increase to payment rates will hit bank accounts from January 1.

‘It was so badly mauled that it didn’t even really look human.’

The M1 Pacific Highway has been shut in both directions as firefighters battle a grass and bushfire in heatwave conditions.

The months-long search for fugitive Dezi Freeman wanted over the shooting deaths of two policeman has taken a grim turn with police revealing they have switched the focus of the search.

Final planning approval has been given for the trouble-plagued Inland Rail connecting Melbourne and Brisbane so less freight is transported on the Pacific Highway.

A huge police search is under way for a man who escaped police custody while handcuffed in a major Aussie city.

A Cancer Council sunscreen has been urgently recalled after regulators warned it may not provide full sun protection, with customers told to stop using it immediately.

Panic has gripped Sydney’s southwest after gunmen opened fire in a Gregory Hills car park, sending workers and shoppers scrambling for cover.

The stadium will cost $1.13 billion and house 23,000 fans when constructed by 2028.

Australians searching online for porn will soon see images appear differently as new eSafety rules come into force.

An intense early-summer heatwave is driving temperatures above 40C across multiple States, prompting severe warnings and raising the risk of bushfires as hot air drifts east.

Police have provided a tragic update after a man was shot in the early hours of Friday in a Queensland suburb.

A Sydney company that supplies drone technology to WA Police has been managed for decades by a businessman with alleged links to Beijing’s United Front organisation.

AARON PATRICK: An inquiry into the CFMEU is examining why the Queensland police force failed to intervene in a violent power struggle that swept across the state.