At least 57 killed as Portugal forest blaze rages on
A forest fire raging in central Portugal has killed at least 57 people in what is possibly the deadliest-ever single forest blaze in Portugal.
A forest fire raging in central Portugal has killed at least 57 people in what is possibly the deadliest-ever single forest blaze in Portugal.
Coach Luke Beveridge denies attitude an issue after heavy loss to Dees, braces for more bad news on injury to luckless Lin Jong.
After Australia's shock loss to Scotland on Saturday afternoon, one diehard Wallabies fan has finally had enough.
A grandmother says she may never work again after a terrifying knife-point robbery at her family's milk bar in Melbourne's outer west.
St George Illawarra have now lost five of their past seven games and, as ridiculous as it sounds for a team that led the competition earlier in the season, now find themselves facing the possibility of missing the eight altogether.
Macquarie argues it is too small to be hit with the bank levy – ignoring the fact that no bank has profited more from government support that the bank dubbed the vampire kangaroo by the UK press.
Senior Turnbull government ministers are refusing to comment on possible contempt of court charges against three frontbenchers amid fears the situation could morph into a political crisis.
Australians don't feel insulated from terrorism
Premier Mark McGowan says there will be "pain across the community" in order to repair WA's finances, with debt projected to peak at more than $41 billion.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says there is plenty to improve on from Australia's defeat to Scotland but doesn't think there is anything wrong with the actual football they put on show.
There’s a lot for which to be thankful this AFL season. A tight competition, close finishes, plenty of unpredictability. And, thankfully, an absence of a perpetual air of crisis.
A construction company is putting art on skyscrapers to support budding artists and charities.
Chance of back-to-back premierships looks increasingly remote after a 57-point defeat at the hands of the rising Demons.
Seven West Media paid $100,000 for Carl Williams' so-called "prison diaries" and the participation of his former wife, Roberta, in a Sunday Night special that cast the slain drug lord and multiple murderer as a "soft and gentle" man
If Mitchell Moses is worth $800,000 a season, what is Clint Gutherson worth to Parramatta?
Tyson Frizell will require the assistance of a painkilling injection 15 minutes before kick off in Origin II to get through the pain of a rib cartilage injury he feared would cruel his chances of playing.
Leading Eurosceptic MPs have said they are prepared to mount an immediate leadership challenge if Mrs May deviates from the Brexit plan she set out in January.
Blues prop Aaron Woods has described Andrew Fifita's Origin one heroics as arguably the greatest performance he's witnessed from a front rower.
Former NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli – one of the strongest champions of the original Gonski agreements – has broken ranks with his own government to support the Turnbull government's new school funding model.
Victoria Police blame an administrative error for issuing a new licence to a security guard with previous convictions, potentially allowing him access to firearms and the ability to transport hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
A number of the seven US Navy sailors missing after a collision with a container ship south of Tokyo have been found dead.
Midland detectives are hoping to see dash cam footage of anyone who was in Beechboro on Saturday morning when several cars were damaged by shots.
If Ana Brnabic's cabinet is approved next week, she will become a double first: Serbia's first female and first openly gay head of government.
Wallabies halfback Will Genia has taken responsibility for Australia's shock loss to Scotland and said the team needs to find the urgency required to compete at Test level in its next outing against Italy.
Port Adelaide's guru fitness boss Darren Burgess is reportedly set to leave the club and head to English Premier League giant Arsenal.
A junior footballer is recovering in hospital after he was hit with the ball in a suburban game in Frankston, in Melbourne's outer southern suburbs.
Just over 15 per cent of all voters actually backed Macron's parliamentary candidates last Sunday. Yet his party could win 80 per cent of seats in the National Assembly.
Three people had to be taken to hospital after a 21st birthday celebration got out of control in Perth's North in the early hours of Sunday.
The award-winning West End hit is having its first Canberra Rep production.
When Isabella was nine-years-old, a traumatic incident in the pool turned the budding swimmer completely off the water. But this year, thanks to Ocean Mind, an organisation helping children experiencing difficulties in their lives, the primary school student went back into the water to surf.
A plate of glowing red bacteria holds the key to taking the first step in finding a new cure for the biggest infectious killer in the world.
Western Bulldogs midfielder Lin Jong was left disconsolate after suffering a suspected serious knee injury against Melbourne on Sunday.
Greater Western Sydney have confirmed star youngsters Josh Kelly and Jacob Hopper picked up injuries during training on Saturday, and will undergo medical assessments on Monday.
Palestinian factions and the Israeli military have rejected claims by Islamic State that a fatal shooting and stabbing attack in Jerusalem was the work of the group.
Western Bulldogs players tried to rough up Melbourne stopper Tomas Bugg after the Demons posted an inflammatory post on Instagram ahead of Sunday's match at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Like all good teams, the Giants get the job done irrespective of form or injury. They are yet to hit their straps but have won three games by less than a kick – which will be priceless when the teams hit the starting grid for September.
Jessica, 35, lives with cerebral palsy and a mild intellectual disability and used to always rely on aids to walk.
Cronk's future is still a mystery, after he announced in April that he would leave the Storm to move closer to his partner in Sydney, but he is set to play a role in the development of young Melbourne halfback Brodie Croft long beyond his own NRL retirement.
It's also part of the reason why former Queensland Origin star Ben Ikin refuses to write them off.
Fears of Amazon fall-out to hurt investor sentiment in market trading this week
As children played inside the Canterbury ice skating rink, two Colombian nationals were outside in the midst of something far more sinister.
The accident occurred on Fishermans Road in Coolup.
A frenzied few weeks of rapid Bitcoin speculation, which saw the price rocket to $US3000 a coin, looks to be easing as it sinks to 10-day low.
Tammy Marchant was travelling in a Nissan four-wheel-drive when it flipped on the Augusta Highway in South Australia's mid-north on Thursday morning.
Atomo taps backers for more funds as it seeks to build global growth
Western Bulldogs midfielder Lachie Hunter was adamant through the week his team still had the snarl of 2016.
If you look carefully at the Wallabies attacking structure against Scotland on Saturday it was highly predictable.
Sydney veteran Kieren Jack says he has regained his power and can still make an impact in big games as he works his way out of an alarming form slump.
Several AFL stars are set to come under Match Review Panel scrutiny on Monday, including Lance Franklin, Sam Mitchell, Joel Selwood, Nick Riewoldt and Luke Shuey.
Pip Courtney is a rural journalist at the height of her profession in Australia, but she could have just as easily been a wool classer had it not been for a second chance.
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