Australia

The bizarre circumstances surrounding an elderly grandfather’s mistaken kidnapping in Sydney continue to evolve after police confirmed they believe he is still alive.

Police are reportedly tracking a man who fled into bushland near the Queensland-NSW border after shots were fired.

A new apprenticeship scheme could soon help bring construction costs down, but another key factor has been identified as the biggest impediment to new housing.

Police were called after reports of a group armed with machetes pursuing a young woman and her friends near a Northern Territory hospital.

The surviving gunman from the Bondi Beach terror attack has faced court for the first time on 15 murder charges, uttering his first public words.

Detectives investigating the suspected murder of four-year-old Gus Lamont have confirmed a fresh search of a key location, just 11 days after police declared his disappearance a major crime.

The waitress was allegedly chased down and stabbed by a former colleague, who had been fired for inappropriate behaviour hours earlier.

Police are urging the kidnappers of an 85-year-old man who was abducted from his home to drop him at a hospital, amid grave fears for his safety.

A man has been taken into custody after dozens of high-end vehicles were totalled during a car rampage inside the Star Casino hotel.

The two women were on their way to go shopping when their vehicle was struck by an allegedly stolen car.

Two drivers brandished blades at each other in a shocking incident that left witnesses stunned.

A Sydney man in his 30s has been critically injured after crashing his e-bike into a pole while allegedly fleeing from police who had tried to stop him.

Two young men have been stabbed minutes apart in separate attacks in western Sydney in the early hours of Sunday.

As the hunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman continues, experts have warned the rise of ‘sovereign citizens’ could become a serious threat.