Regional News

  1. Riots in Paris

    French police open an inquiry after a Chinese man was shot dead by police at his Paris home, triggering riots in the French capital.

  2. Remains from animals not humans

    Bones found near the wreckage of a South Korean ferry belonged to animals, not missing passengers, the Government announces.

  3. 'Look for deployments'

    Beijing is nearly finished building air bases in the South China Sea and can deploy military assets there at anytime, a US think tank says.

  1. HK arrests democracy leaders

    A day after Hong Kong picked a new Beijing-backed leader, police launch a fresh round of arrests of student leaders.

  2. Deadly avalanche in Japan

    An avalanche in Japan kills seven high school students and a teacher, police say.

  3. Warrant hearing for Park

    A South Korean court will hold a hearing on ousted leader Park Geun-hye's arrest warrant on Thursday.

  1. Cyclone threatens coal

    Cyclone Debbie is threatening severe disruptions to Queensland's multi-billion-dollar coal export industry.

  2. Debbie could cost billions

    The Insurance Council declares Cyclone Debbie a catastrophe and warns that, while there is no estimate of a damage bill yet, previous Queensland cyclones have cost billions of dollars.

  3. Potential nightmare for Dreamworld owner

    Ardent Leisure is facing the possibility of forced board and management changes after a raid on about 5 per cent of its stock.

  4. Plan to pipe Browse gas to Karratha

    Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum confirms it is revisiting plans to build a pipeline from the Browse gas fields off the West Australian coast to Karratha.

  1. Plenty of positives out of Australia's series loss to India

    It was not perfect. In fact, it was downright ugly at times, but Australia should be proud of what its cricket team did in India … mostly.

  2. Smith shows class amid Australia's series loss to India

    The simple gesture of catching up for a drink with the India players after their series win illustrates Australia captain Steve Smith appreciates the spirit of the game.

  1. Family dog raises alarm after owner slips down SA cliff

    A woman is rescued after slipping down a cliff face in South Australia, the alarm raised by her red heeler Abby during a family camping trip.

  2. Record run has rising track star dreaming big

    Canberra high school student Keely Small is the world's fastest ranked female over 800 metres under the age of 18.

  3. Pet taxi driver has the pawfect job

    Covered in fur, scooping up poo and never happier. Working as a pet taxi driver provides plenty of challenges but plenty of cute, adorable clients to cuddle too.

  1. Sea and mental illness

    A few years ago my brother fell ill with a mental illness. I reasoned if the sea could calm itself, maybe it could help calm his mind, writes Michael Troy.

  2. A spell in hospital

    One-winged seagulls and runaway trains: Peter has found all these wonders in his hospital bed.

  3. Unvaccinated adults raising risk

    Most immunisation campaigns continue to primarily focus on infants and children, but almost 4 million Australian adults are not vaccinated against preventable diseases.

  1. Farm damage emerging

    A pig and cattle farmer in cyclone-affected north Queensland loses buildings, and pigs, to Cyclone Debbie.

  2. Quintis founder resigns

    The managing director of the world's biggest sandalwood company resigns following a week of controversy.

  3. Farm 'slavery' outrage

    Fruit and vegetable growers describe efforts by the Fair Work Ombudsman to stamp out farm worker exploitation as "a joke".