Conditional release was granted to 724 prisoners, who would have to serve the rest of their old sentence if they commit a new ...

A firefighter was among the 55 killed with dozens in hospital in critical condition, Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday ...

Perth have survived a dramatic collapse to beat the Melbourne Renegades by four wickets and deny the home side a share of top ...

A man whose unprovoked prison bashing of four unsuspecting guards threw a state's justice system into chaos will spend more ...

A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 44 people and left nearly 300 missing ...

There were emotional scenes in a packed courtroom as Kamal Ghali admitted dangerous driving causing three-year-old Mila ...

More than 170 people died in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria while dozens were killed in Victoria and South ...

Australia needs to up the ante on cuts to emissions through a faster clean energy rollout and more electric cars to close the ...

JP Morgan analyst Tom Kennedy said while the upside surprise meant there was clearly a risk that inflation could overshoot ...

Tablets containing extra-high doses of illicit drugs and powder laced with dodgy tranquillisers have been detected as ...

Formed from volcanic eruptions about 5 million years ago, it was first settled by 15th-century Portuguese seafarers and ...

Politicians who will soon decide whether to approve a divisive stadium have quizzed a planning commission that ...