If nurse Miriam Van Zanten had been tested for Australia's second biggest cancer killer, she might not now be facing a terminal diagnosis.

Commuters in Western Sydney will face a slower commute for many months due to a motorway speed cut.

Australian workers employed by big corporate names and universities will get half a billion dollars in back pay.

A woman aged in her 70s had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a grave at a cemetary and becoming impaled on a rail.

Firefighters have contained a grass fire in Penrith in Sydney's west.

While the official start of cyclone season isn't until November, Tropical Cyclone Lola has formed off Fiji.

Erin Morton might be an Associate Professor who works for a university setting up clinical trials. But when she first experienced brain fog aged 42, she said she was "horrified" at the lack of help or information.

Australia's bumper cruise season kicks off today, as the first ship of the summer sailed into Sydney Harbour.

Detectives say they've 'never given up' on solving the murder of two Queenslanders killed within days of each other.

Sydney has been hit by a wild storm which has donned trees and cancelled trains.

A man aged 66 has died after being attacked by his own dog at a home in a "very rare" and "tragic" incident in Tasmania.

Locals in a quiet NSW beachside town say they are worried after the body of a man was found slumped next to a car in a surf club car park

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will not pass, with Australians set to vote against enshrining the body and recognising First Nations peoples in the Constitution.

Paris might remain in the grips of a reported bedbug infestation, but Australia was one of the first nations in the world to successfully stamp out major infestations of the upsetting critter, experts say.

Aussies heading to the holiday island of Bali will have to pay a new tourism tax when they arrive in the province as of February 14 next year.

A family whose "adored" son and brother was found dead aged just 33 after suffering from a toothache finally have answers about what killed him.

When Sonya McIntyre-Reid told friends and family she was not going to buy anything at all during the month of October, they were surprised.

A woman who was killed by a falling branch at a botanical garden had only just moved to Australia before her death.

A "larger than life" father of four who ran a popular burger shop in Sydney's north has suddenly died, just six years after his wife passed away.

Commonwealth Bank is cutting almost 200 jobs in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, unions claim, despite posting a record full-year profit of $10.2 billion.

Aussies are sitting on $18.5 billion of unwanted clothes, with most people having unworn outfits worth $952 in their wardrobes.

It's so unloved the wallpaper is peeling from the walls, but that didn't stop a buyer snapping up this North Sydney pad with panoramic harbour views for nearly $2.5m.

Two bodies have been found at a property at Riverwood in Sydney's south.

A family has been left "at breaking point" after their farm was devastated by a fire for the second time in several years.

NSW Health has issued an alert for airline passengers to be alert for symptoms of measles after a person flew into Sydney from overseas with the infection.

From a kangaroo rocking an air guitar to a penguin asking for directions, the finalists of a photo contest with a difference have been revealed.

A male former Scout leader aged 62 has been charged with alleged historic child sexual and indecent assault offences.

Some of Disney's most famous characters feature on a new range of Aussie-themed stamps from Australia Post.

A new book shows the "vibrant and exciting coming of age of Australia's first city".

A man is in hospital after being injured in an unprovoked attack following a music concert in Perth.

A 33-year-old man who was behind the wheel in a horrific car crash in Sydney has faced court from his hospital bed.

Two Australian tourists have been seriously injured in 10-metre fall from a medieval wall in Croatia.

An elephant at Melbourne Zoo has suddenly died after being diagnosed with a virus, leaving his keepers "devastated" and the rest of his herd "grieving".

A woman who took a rose off a plane and brought it into Australia has been fined almost $2000.

A 'cursed' painting on sale in a charity shop has been returned twice by buyers, with one woman saying there is 'something wrong with it."

They're the lifeline helping Western Australia's ailing health system, but migrant doctors are being forced to live in holiday accommodation.

Security video has captured the moment a popular pizza bar in Adelaide's eastern suburbs was set alight.

With the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum fast approaching, campaigning is ramping up across the country in an attempt to win over undecided voters.

A driver said they got a "surprise" when a cheeky hitchhiker popped up on their windscreen while they were speeding down the highway.

An airline pilot has died after becoming ill while on a flight.

Patrick Dare had a built a high-flying career in IT and telecommunications for over 30 years. But a few years ago the 58-year-old noticed something wasn't right, especially at the office.

Australia's medical watchown has issued a warning over medicines and herbal supplements containing turmeric and curcumin after a person died.

A local mayor has called for privacy amid the interest surrounding the deadly mushroom poisonings which killed three people in Victoria.

A nasal spray used to treat drug overdoses will soon be carried by all police officers in Western Australia.

Australian Federal Police have seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in a drug bust in the north of Western Australia.

A retiree has been forced to wade into water to dodge a pack of dingoes on K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island.

A scientist who became a familiar face on TV during the COVID-19 pandemic has died aged 70.

When Belle Owen books a cab, she says it's pure chance whether her ride will show up.

It's believed to be the biggest bust of its kind in not just Perth, but all of Australia.

The island community where a man and his five sons who died in a house fire last weekend have paid tribute to them.