Australia

Locals have painted a bleak picture of the WA bushland where German backpacker Carolina Wilga vanished, warning how easy it is to get lost in the ‘deserted’ terrain.

German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found by a member of the public injured and ravaged by mosquitoes but, miraculously, alive after 12 days missing in the outback.

Biosecurity authorities are on high alert after a destructive fire ant outbreak was discovered at a BHP coal mine, nearly 800 kilometres from the known infestation zone.

A longstanding live stream has captured two eggs laid by a vulnerable species of sea eagle, although it's a fair flight from Brookvale Oval.

A personal assistant job ad has sparked backlash for sounding like a man hiring a ‘mum’, but the executive behind it says he’s just trying to get out the door by 9.

WATCH: A man has tried to evade police after crashing the van he was driving, before being run over by an unmarked police car. WARNING GRAPHIC VISION.

Dubbed a tax for the uber-wealthy, the proposed $3m superannuation tax will hit one group of tireless Australian workers hard.

Commonwealth Bank executive Christopher James McCann has been extradited to Queensland, accused of arranging for a girl under 16 to attend a Brisbane hotel for sex.

The bizarre circumstances surrounding mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s movements before and after the fateful beef Wellington lunch continue to come to light following her conviction. 

Radio star Jackie O Henderson is under police protection after a man accused of stalking her was arrested, with new details about the situation coming to light.

The 16-year-old victim was allegedly set upon by a group of 10 people.

A former Sydney councillor who reinvented himself as a MAGA-aligned influencer in the United States has been tapped by President Donald Trump as his pick for ambassador to Malaysia.

They are fluffy, creepy and loved by adults, kids and celebrities. But what is the blind box buying obsession really doing to those who go to extreme lengths to obtain a ‘rare’ monster?

A childcare centre on Sydney’s North Shore has been set on fire in what police are treating as a possible arson attack.