Western Australia's Labor government is on track to retain power at the state election, dashing hopes of a comeback by the ...

Politicians claim election day is the "only poll that counts" but the results of upcoming state by-elections won't be so ...

Australia's exchange-traded funds industry continues to break records and its value is tipped to rise to perhaps ...

Palestinian militant group Hamas has handed over three Israeli hostages in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15 ...

Two tropical lows continue to fuel cyclonic rainfall across coastal areas of north Queensland as residents prepare ...

An investigation has been launched after an attack by a hulking kangaroo left a man in a "hell of a mess" outside his home.

US President Donald Trump says he has ordered military air strikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organisation in Somalia.

A major offensive by M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appears to have stalled after the army took back some ground, two civil society sources and a local official say.

Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine, killing at least four civilians and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian officials say.

Wollaston proved she is much more than just a sprinter, sticking with the leaders in the two ascents of the tough Challambra Hill climb that dominates the Cadel Evans race. She bided her time as the ...

Rape has been widely documented as a weapon of war in eastern Congo for decades, fuelling a long-running sexual violence ...

The co-owner of a small Mitchell supermarket has sold her business after being held at knife-point during a brazen daylight ...