The batteries were sold in stores across the country’s three biggest states - this is what you need to know.

At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia's West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police say. One person was fatally stabbed in the ...

The British woman was confirmed as the first known death of the Tonga tsunami tragedy. Her body was found on Monday after she was swept away by huge swells caused by the massive underwater volcanic ...

Rapid tests will be available in schools across the state and given to parents of children who develop symptoms.

A woman who accidentally dropped her cellphone into a long-drop toilet in a national forest and fell in while trying to retrieve it had to be rescued by firefighters in the US. Brinnon Fire Department ...

As federal election campaigns ramp up, the Liberal Party’s latest video advertisement has confused Australians, many of whom labelled it as “unhinged” and “bizarre”. The new video, released on YouTube ...

Travellers are reporting lengthy delays at check-in for international flights at Australian airports nationwide due to a major outage.

Emergency services were called to a Rockville address to assist a 68-year-old man who had sustained “lacerations to his chest” due to a “serious assault” about 6.20am Wednesday, according to ...

The prime minister has questions to answer over a private meeting with billionaire Lindsay Fox, the federal opposition says.

A rescue helicopter crew and police began a search which which recommenced at first light on Monday morning. Officers from the nearby community of Bamaga are heading to the area to assist the search.

A search is underway to find a man missing after a yacht capsized off the central Queensland coast. Police say the vessel, with three people aboard, overturned off Lady Elliot Island near Gladstone ...

The search for the body of a beloved South Australian school teacher remains ongoing after he was attacked by a shark in waters off South Australia’s west coast.