An Australian model and his skateboarding friend are hailed as heroes in New York after they save seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park.
Colourful street art is popping up in Adelaide during this year's Fringe festival, as world-renowned artist Jimmy C takes to the laneways of his home town.
One week after devastating fires ripped through central western NSW, farmers are being given a helping hand with fodder being delivered from across Australia.
A wartime promise turns into a very special 100th birthday celebration for a former British Army officer now living near Newcastle, who promised his troops he would celebrate with 100 women if he made it that far.
Alan Leishman has spent 30 years catching and recording birds in the Australian Botanic Garden, and has not only honed his talent for mimicking their chirps, but has witnessed the effects of climate change and industrial development.
The rippled stone of the outback Flinders Ranges used to be an ocean floor and scientists are now documenting fossils they hope will lead to World Heritage listing of the region.
Teenager Blessing Nyoni is among a record 996 merit award students in South Australia, many of whom are heading to Government House today to be formally recognised.
The first week of school for Olivia Wood is a little different to other students. She's starting the year at the Sydney Children's Hospital School and has to fit homework around treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Bullarto Primary School faced the prospect of closure last year when the number of its fundraising goats equalled the number of its kids, but this year enrolments have more than doubled.
A beloved assistance dog named Jason has made it possible for Teresa Brown and her family to go on a simple dash to the supermarket or a visit to the zoo.
