Australia

Private health care premiums are going up by an average of 4.4 per cent today - or by a level above the 3.7 per cent inflation rate - and that’s no April Fool’s Day joke.

A man who was charged after a retired teacher's body was found buried in a freezer has pleaded guilty to murder years after the grisly discovery.

An extra hour in bed sounds simple, but the end of daylight savings can affect your body clock in a big way. Here’s how to adjust smoothly and avoid disrupting your sleep routine.

Do you ever listen to a politician and wonder if they’re living in the same country as the rest of us? 

The sweeping new changes will be applied to all Victorian schools in an effort to reduce distraction rates in the classroom.

A WA service station has been forced to advertise diesel for the most expensive price in the State after a minor typo could not be fixed.

If you’re planning a last-minute dash to the shops over the Easter long weekend, it’s worth knowing not everything will be open as usual.

Authorities gathered more than 2000 tips during the 216-day search, but a phone call and suspicious travel movements proved critical to locating the fugitive.

Australians will say goodbye to those long, light-filled evenings soon.

Cheaper fuel prices will begin trickling through to bowsers but some motorists will wait longer for relief than others.

‘I can only hope that with this second chance, Carlie chooses to become a better person.’

New images reveal the remote camp where Australia’s most wanted fugitive Dezi Freeman spent his final weeks, as the property owner comes forward and police focus on identifying anyone who may have helped him.

A critical throat injury was overlooked in the final 24 hours before his death, a coroner found.

The workplace referee agreed 18 to 20-year-olds deserve equal pay to other adults as cost of living pressures hit the youngest hardest.

A teenage girl is facing dozens of charges after allegedly going on a four-day long crime spree which police say included at least one anti-Semitic attack.