A court has ruled the body of a teenager — whose death is being investigated as murder — be cremated against his mother's ...

When an 80-metre gum tree in the Tasmanian forest was due to be cut down for logging, conservationists turned it into the ...

Retailers expect shoppers to splurge almost $1.3 billion on Boxing Day itself and $24.7 billion for the entire sales period, ...

Most pet owners know not to feed their dogs chocolate, but there's a host of other festive foods that can be harmful to ...

Australia's pistachio industry has gradually established itself and now with a record harvest, and a new facility, it is ...

The state's environmental watchdog has charged three companies and one individual with 102 alleged offences related to 26 ...

Mohammed Sorosh, who is being sought by the Taliban for helping an Australian NGO rescue scores of vulnerable people from ...

A weak Chinese economy, American threats to impose punishing trade tariffs, a poor medium-to-longer-term outlook for our key ...

The future of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has become a hot topic of debate, after the Israel Defense Forces pushed ...

Two mates launched a drone to get a better view of their boat only to find themselves surrounded by more than a dozen sharks.

Temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-40s across Victoria on Boxing Day, with fire conditions in the state expected to ...

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