Social media feeds across Australia were alight with footage of what people thought were UFOs flying over Queensland and northern New South Wales on 30 July. But experts say ...

Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have won the right to sue Qatar Airways after an appeal.The women were ordered off a flight ...

A New South Wales (NSW) politician has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two young men in Australia.A jury found Gareth Ward - who is still a sitting member ...

Monica Garnsey and BBC Eye InvestigationsReporting fromCentral QueenslandBBCA small ceremonial fire has been burning for more than 1,300 days on a dusty stretch of Wangan and Jagalingou Country in ...

A backpacker who survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia's outback has said she is "simply beyond grateful to have survived".Caroline Wilga, a 26-year-old German national, was rescued ...

One of Australia's largest private childcare operators will speed up the rollout of CCTV across more than 400 centres, days after child sex abuse allegations against an employee emerged.G8 ...

Katy Watsonin Morwell, AustraliaWatch: Australia’s mushroom murder case... in under two minutesThe winters in Victoria's Gippsland region are known for being chilly. Frost is a frequent visitor overnight, and ...

AlamySpirit of Tasmania IV completed sea trials in the North Sea in JuneAn Australian ferry forced to dock for six months in Edinburgh because it is too big to ...

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsMaciej BiernackiThe boomerang was found near stones, animal and human bonesThe world's oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of ...

Bali police have arrested two people over a shooting which killed one Australian and seriously injured another.Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was shot dead just after midnight on Saturday after two ...

The average price of an Australian home has surpassed A$1m ($652,000; £483,000) for the first time, as the nation grapples with a housing affordability crisis.Figures released by the Australian ...

An Australian foreign correspondent was hit by what was understood to be a rubber bullet while reporting from Los Angeles.Channel Nine's Lauren Tomasi is seen jumping in pain after ...