Australia

Mother nature has delivered a 25cm start to the start of Australia's ski season. (Mike Bowers/AAP PHOTOS)

Winter is here ... and enough snow for now at least

The "official" start of the Australian ski season has arrived and snow is falling just in the nick of time.

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Abraham Abbas has offered a place to stay for his niece Zeinab Ahmad if she’s released. NewsWire / Jason Edwards

Accused ISIS bride’s uncle lashes ‘evil’ group as he fights for her release

The uncle of an accused ISIS bride has denounced the terror group as evil as fights to have her released to live with him.

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ASIC chair Sarah Court confirmed the investigation into KPMG on Friday.

ASIC launches inquiry into Big Four auditing giant KPMG

Sarah Court, the new chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, announced the formal investigation into Big Four auditing firm KPMG was launched in the days after its CEO quit.

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Tactical response group police intercepted three people in a boat off the coast of Exmouth.

Fugitive bikie extradited over foiled people-smuggling plot

A wanted man has been extradited interstate after a yacht bound for Indonesia was intercepted, foiling an alleged people smuggling plot.

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A man has been arrested after a major police operation unfolded around a home in Melbourne’s south-west where he was allegedly barricaded inside with a firearm. 

Man armed with gun triggers major police siege

A man has been arrested after a major police operation unfolded around a home in Melbourne’s south-west.

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More than 100,000 seized exotic cockroaches, illegal to import, will need to be euthanised. (HANDOUT/Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW))

Record bust seizes more than 100,000 exotic cockroaches

Pet businesses and owners are on notice after authorities seized about $200,000 worth of exotic cockroaches from a single breeder.

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Ahmed Al Ahmed was hailed for his bravery after challenging one of the Bondi shooters. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

Bondi hero drops bombshell claim in emotional interview

Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has broken down in an emotional interview on breakfast radio, saying he is an ‘honest guy’ who ‘never hurt anyone’.

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A recall alert has been issued for the Thermos Stainless King Food Jar.

Popular Thermos product recalled after multiple people blinded

The item was sold for over a decade at retailers including Big W, Bunnings and Target.

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A homeless man has been left seriously injured after an alleged attack by up to six teenagers.

Homeless man stabbed in savage teen gang attack

Police are hunting a group of teenagers after a homeless man allegedly suffered stab wounds in a violent late-night attack.

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Cop to learn sentence over teen’s fatal crash.

Police sergeant faces fate over teen’s tragic death

More than four years after a teenager’s death in Sydney’s inner city, the police sergeant convicted over the fatal crash will finally learn his fate.

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Aussie GP reveals signs of silent killer after suffering heart attack at her desk

The silent killer with subtle symptoms not even a doctor recognised

An Aussie GP has issued a warning about the vague signs that could save your life.

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Lisa Jane Spencer posted the video on Tuesday, which featured the comedian dancing barefoot, clapping sticks, wearing white facepaint, and sniffing from a red jerry can.

Aussie comedian fired after ‘disturbing’ and ‘racist’ video

The Australian parody comedian who was slammed for a video depicting a white woman transitioning to being Aboriginal — in which she simulated petrol sniffing — has been fired from her job. 

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Police have outlined their allegations against "ISIS bride" Zeinab Ahmad in court.

Teen slave regularly raped by accused ISIS bride's dad: Cops

A Melbourne court has heard vile allegations of a teen slave’s rape ordeal in Syria during an accused Islamic State bride’s bail appearance.

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Bondi Beach terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed.