Australia

The senior bureaucrat’s dramatic and poorly explained departure will shake confidence in the anti-Semitism inquiry.

Police hope South Australia’s record rainfall could help their search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was last seen almost six months ago.

Chilling footage shows Iranian team officials racing through a Gold Coast hotel stairwell, as allegations of death threats surface against a handler.

Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found alive in the yard of a home in Victoria. 

Detectives believe Blake Seers intentionally ran into the path of a moving car after leaving the scene.

A man is facing serious charges after allegedly organising a secret flight to help two Australian fugitives escape to Indonesia.

The heir to the throne has sent a heartfelt message to Australia, days after his estranged brother Harry and wife Meghan announced they are heading Down Under.

Two people, believed to be missing international tourists, have been found dead inside a vehicle in Queensland’s flood-affected North Burnett region.

Charges have been laid over the alleged kidnapping of a 53-year-old man who was forced into a car by four balaclava-clad strangers outside a city tobacconist.

Senior officials involved in the government’s response to the massive Optus data breach in 2022 believe the telco’s Singaporean owner agreed to an undisclosed payment to end the damaging ransomware incident. 

Police have been criticised for releasing a man accused of threatening children and shouting racist abuse at Muslims gathering for a dinner during Ramadan.

There have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have announced new maximum fines of $100 million for oil companies and petrol retailers that use the Middle East war as a cover to rip off motorists.

A viral frozen treat has been pulled off supermarket shelves in Perth following an urgent recall over health concerns.

A Sydney primary school student allegedly ‘celebrated’ the deaths of the Bondi terror attack victims during class.