Australia

A huge fireball has torn through a waste facility, sending concrete blocks flying as 200 firefighters battle one of western Sydney’s biggest blazes in years.

A 60-year-old woman has survived a terrifying night trapped 8m underground in a remote WA cave system, rescued at dawn after crews worked through the darkness to reach her.

A huge blaze at the site of a chemicals factory is being tackled by about 200 firefighters, with flames being sent as high as 15 metres into the air.

Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day.

Four boys have been taken to the hospital after a jumping castle was torn loose by a sudden gust of wind and blown over a fence.

An 18-year-old has been charged with murder after a man was gunned down in Blacktown, sparking a police chase that ended in a crash and two arrests.

The Swiss victims of the deadly Kylies Beach shark attack have been formally identified as police analyse GoPro footage recovered from the water.

Jetstar has cancelled 90 flights and grounded 34 A320 aircraft after Airbus issued an urgent global safety recall that is causing widespread travel delays.

A court battle has begun over Virginia Giuffre’s multimillion-dollar estate as her sons face competing claims from former staff.

A decision to banish a monument to two of Australia’s most well-known colonial explorers from the centre of Melbourne has sparked outrage in Victoria.

The Bushfire in Perth’s north has been downgraded to to a watch and act level.

The ‘disturbing’ video was removed from the musician’s account on Friday afternoon following questions from The West Australian. WATCH THE VIDEO

The ban will kick off from December 1 and follows a successful trial of earlier restrictions.

Giuffre’s estranged husband and daughter are likely to join her sons in batting off other parties vying for a slice of her multi-million dollar estate.

Two people have been injured and one person has been taken into custody after a bloody brawl at a South Australian shopping centre on Friday.