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A couple are remembered by members of the aviation community after they were killed when their sea plane crashed into Perth's Swan River during Australia Day festivities yesterday.
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Former Billabong chief executive Matthew Perrin is sentenced to eight years in jail for fraud over the forging of his then-wife's signature to access more than $13 million from the Commonwealth Bank.
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The White House says Donald Trump could hit Mexican imports with a 20 per cent tariff, after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto cancelled a scheduled trip to the White House over an escalating dispute over the proposed border wall.
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People in WA's Pilbara region are warned to brace for a possible cyclone, as a tropical low bears down on the area.
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A Fair Work Ombudsman audit of 34 Pizza Hut franchisees finds the majority are failing to comply with workplace laws, with many drivers not being paid the correct minimum hourly rate.
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Roger Federer is hoping to meet old rival Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final, completing an impressive comeback from injury for two of the game's greats.
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Western Australia is seeking to have the tiny and remote Cocos Islands, which are closer to Indonesia than Australia, become a part of the state, with the Premier spruiking the move as WA gaining its "own tropical paradise".
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Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull calls for more bollards to be installed in Melbourne to prevent a repeat of the Bourke Street rampage that killed five people, saying the attack exposed concerning weaknesses in city planning.
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns the United States against retreating into isolationism under President Donald Trump, saying most Asian nations want to see it take more leadership in the region despite concerns about tensions in the South China Sea.
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A 2-metre-long crocodile is spotted swimming in the waves at one of Darwin's most popular beaches, where people often surf and walk dogs.
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Adelaide Zoo's 34-year-old Sumatran orangutan dies just hours after delivering an infant that was believed to be stillborn, after six other unsuccessful pregnancies in two decades.
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ABC chief operating officer David Pendleton, the executive team's most senior member, resigns after 20 years with the organisation, managing director Michelle Guthrie confirms.
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Employees from US government agencies establish a network of unofficial "rogue" Twitter feeds in defiance of what they see as attempts by President Donald Trump to muzzle science.
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Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt claims a victory of sorts in his bid to move Australia Day festivities to another date, saying the move helped improve people's understanding over why January 26 was not a day of celebration for Aboriginal Australians.
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Flames from one of Chile's worst bushfires completely consume the town of Santa Olga as the death toll from the blazes since November rises to nine.
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It may be possible one day to grow human organs inside other animals for use in transplants, with scientists hailing the successful creation of the first human-pig hybrid embryo.
