Australia

Swimmers are being warned to be shark smart and wait for water conditions to clear before they return to the ocean after four shark attacks in two days.

Australia is expressing hope of a ‘negotiated settlement’ between the US and Denmark, with the Assistant Defence Minister revealing a Netflix drama has helped him understand Trump’s threats against Greenland.

A homicide investigation is underway.

The 12-year-old boy attacked by a shark after jumping off rocks into Sydney Harbour has been identified as a keen young soccer player.

Respected Australian musician Rob Hirst, co-founder of Midnight Oil, has died aged 70. 

She had been on the island only a short time working at a local backpackers. 

NSW protest bans have been lifted in some areas of Sydney ahead of planned rallies against Australia Day on January 26. Ideologically opposed Invasion Day and March for Australia rallies have been organised.

The victim of one of four shark attacks in NSW has been identified as a local musician and avid surfer.

An Aussie mum has been forced to respond after she was met with a wave of criticism over a video showing her leaving her baby on a beach.

Australian consumers are at their gloomiest in 18 months while the IMF is warning that Australia was “projected to see some drawn-out persistence in above-target inflation”.

Two people have died after a commercial freight train collided with a ute on a dirt road.

A man has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a crocodile. 

Jewish teenagers have been forced to scramble to safety as a vehicle performed dangerous manoeuvres while its occupants screamed nazi slogans at them.

Surfers spotted a group of sharks before one of the ocean predators launched an attack.

K’gari island has seen an escalation of dingo activity’ in recent years, according to it’s local mayor, as police probe the death of a Canadian backpacker.