Australia

Authorities have issued warnings for dangerous thunderstorms after large hail struck western Sydney.

Allegations of rule breaches and technical issues at polling booths have raised questions over the conduct of South Australia’s election.

A 13-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after falling from a moving train in Sydney’s south.

Counting is under way after polls closed in South Australia where Labor is expected to cement its stronghold in the state.

Police are hunting an unknown man responsible for a violent crime spree that included a shooting, car-jacking and armed robbery on NSW’s south coast.

Voting has opened in South Australia, where a State election is taking place that could send shockwaves through the political landscape. 

Thousands of Aussies are bracing for cyclonic winds reaching up to 130km/h as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes its way across northern Australia.

A One Nation candidate has been dumped on the eve of the South Australian election over revelations he is wanted in the UK over alleged outstanding criminal charges.

‘I came here for a better life for my kids. It is totally unacceptable.’

Australia’s petroleum industry is warning the two remaining refineries in Queensland and Victoria are still at risk of closing down despite more generous Federal Government subsidies.

South Australian Liberals could be left with only four seats as One Nation’s soaring popularity gathers considerable attention in the final day of the campaign.

An email from a major plumbing supplier in Australia, obtained by The Nightly, has told tradies prices are soaring due to the conflict in the Middle East as the cost crisis expands.

A man has murdered his own three-year-old son in what’s been described as a ‘monstrous’ and ‘perverse’ breach of care.

Queen Mary has revealed the one ‘endearing’ Australian trait that she loves as the Danish royals officially wrap up their tour Down Under.

Queensland Police confirmed they had charged a 35-year-old ute driver after footage emerged of him colliding with a bus carrying the Iranian women’s soccer team.