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 ...

Pope Leo has set off on his first trip outside Italy as leader of the Catholic Church, leaving Rome for Turkey, where he was expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East and urge unity among ...

Robert Irwin is "getting there" with his rib injury. The Australian TV conservationist, 21, won season 34 of Dancing with the ...

Lenders will be limited from writing too many risky home loans amid fears investors are causing the housing market to ...

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 ...

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

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