Barnaby Joyce who, together with that other science luminary, Tony “climate change is crap” Abbott, successfully scuttled John Howard’s proposal for an emission trading scheme back in 2007, is now ...

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Sue Dowd of Norwest notes that Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, scored his first hole-in-one the other day: “He’s a chip off the old block. Like Eve Moyse (C8), I’m trying to pre-pun George M as well!” ...

Residents in Adelaide's northern suburbs were told to leave as an out of control fire burned just metres from their homes.

A Christmas morning crime spree has been caught on camera after masked teenagers targeted more than half a dozen homes in Queensland.

A passenger plane has crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan, according to local authorities.

Authorities have growing concerns a large bushfire burning in the Grampians could spread rapidly on Boxing Day, fanned by strong winds and searing heat.

A new memorial to the victims of Cyclone Tracy has been unveiled in Darwin, 50 years on from the devastating tragedy.

Revellers have packed beaches on a sweltering Christmas Day in Sydney.

Christmas is a time of giving and receiving. But what if Aunty Fay was wide of the mark? Here are tips to salvage a bad gift.

A man has suffered head injuries after falling while jumping into the pool from a cliff at a beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs.