Australia

Ethan Burns-Dederer, 27, has been charged with nearly 600 child abuse-related offences after police allegedly found 23,000 files linked to hundreds of victims in Australia and overseas.

A court has adjourned proceedings in a serious criminal case while lawyers await a psychiatric report central to the defence.

An inquest has issued 23 recommendations following the death of six innocent people at the hands of killer Joel Cauchi, with one professional called out.

Police have revealed the suspect in the disappearance of Gus Lamont lived with the four-year-old at his family’s rural property.

A Sydney teenager could face up to 10 years in prison after allegedly making an online death threat towards Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The parents of a three-week-old baby have been charged following his death after he was rushed to a South Brisbane hospital in a critical condition.

A busy Sydney beach has been closed after a shark was spotted near the shore, forcing swimmers from the water for the second time in less than a week.

A hero husband who was threatened by killer Joel Cauchi and lost his wife in the Bondi Junction massacre has delivered a touching message as the inquest findings are handed down.

A man has been charged after allegedly mimicking ‘firing upon people’ near the bridge where the Bondi Beach massacre took place.

A teen boy bravely swam through rough surf to get help for his mum and siblings.

Intense rainfall has prompted the emergency evacuation of an entire outback town, where a river is expected to top major flood levels.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with three counts of rape and abduction.

A woman dubbed the ‘housemate from hell’ will spend up to six years and two months in prison after admitting a three-month vendetta after she was evicted.

A County Court judge has re-sentenced neo-nazi Jacob Hersant after finding he intentionally performed a sieg heil outside court.