A man who allegedly drove a car into crowds at a busy Melbourne intersection killing an elderly grandfather and injuring 17 others is facing an additional murder charge.
Mother Nature wreaks havoc through towns including Grafton, Maclean and Yamba.
Winter storm Carmen has cut power to about 65,000 households in western France and was moving south
The weather bureau warns several severe storm cells are over south-east Queensland with damaging winds, heavy rain and large hailstones likely.
"Not one offensive post, nothing that comes close to some [of] the rubbish her colleague posts on my feed and I'm blocked. Who else in the #regionalstudentsmatter campaign has been given the same treatment?"
Washington: Immigration desk computers at various US airports went down for about two hours on Monday local time, causing long lines for travellers entering the country after year-end holidays.
The model of seaplane that crashed and killed six people on New Year's Eve is generally reliable, according to a transport safety official leading the investigation.
Trudi Lenon, 43, was admitted to Fiona Stanley Hospital on January 1.
The daughter of a man missing from south of Perth is desperate for answers, with her dad not seen since before Christmas.
'To say I was shocked is an understatement' the high school teacher said of his find.
Thailand had become the "webcam centre for child pornography", warns experts.
The second man to drown in “dangerous” waters off Phillip Island’s coast in a week was swimming between the flags.
Police are investigating two violent robberies in Perth's western suburbs last month which may be linked.
A young man stabbed in Port Phillip Prison on New Year's Day went to jail to do his time and not to die on his cell floor, friends calling for answers have said.
A pair of celebrity street racers stopped in at CIT ahead of the Summernats festival on Thursday.
Police accused of "insensitivity" by the family of a Canberra man who died after being Tasered by police.
The opposition has ridiculed Malcolm Turnbull's "thought bubble" on an Australian republic vote after his verbal meandering made headlines in Britain.
Growth in Australia's manufacturing sector moderated in December, but still stretched its run of either expanding or stable conditions to 15 months.
Brambles has flagged a one-off tax benefit of up to $US155 million ($217 million) from US President Donald Trump's corporate tax cut but says any change to its effective tax rate is unlikely to be material.
In a year of major anniversaries there were many impressive exhibitions.
One motorbike rider was allegedly snapped doing 116km/h in a 60km/h zone in inner Brisbane as part of the ongoing festive season crackdown.
Lifeguards have shut beaches at Rottnest Island after several shark sightings.
Stiff resistance from the Australian dollar is helping keep a cap on rising petrol pump prices as new year holiday travellers hit the roads.
Students at a school on the NSW Mid North Coast got more than they bargained for when they discovered snake eggs in their sand pit.
A record-shattering arctic blast has reached as far south in the US as Florida, with freeze warnings in place from Texas to the Atlantic Coast.
Police minister and Victoria's top cop vow to crack down on gangs, while downplaying concerns the state is awash with crime.
A nine-year-old girl has been injured in a water-skiing accident
Director Jake Kasdan finds his groove after woeful comedies Bad Teacher and Sex Tape.
Emergency services have rushed to help a young person who was pulled unconscious from the Georges River in Sydney's south.
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has blamed a record-breaking flu season for a statewide hospital backlog that left a majority of critically ill patients waiting longer than four hours for a bed.
North Korea's surprise call on Monday for direct talks with South Korea could drive a wedge into the decades-old alliance between Seoul and Washington.
A man was fined $50 for drug possession after falling asleep in the middle of Civic.
Australian shares start the first trading session of 2018 on the backfoot, dragged down by losses for the banks.
African youth leaders believe a core of repeat offenders are responsible for the majority of crime blamed on their communities, as a spat exploded between state and federal governments about perceived troubles in Victoria.
There were five new names on the list of Queensland's top baby names in 2017.
Germany's conservatives want corporate tax cuts and cuts to welfare payments for asylum seekers, further complicating a deal on a coalition government.
A remarkable combination of astronomy and meteorology is bringing tidal floods to some low-lying regions along the coast.
Five people were also hospitalised for drug-related health issues at the New Year's Day event.
Houses in the capital are rising at more than double the rate of units, the report shows.
Commuters travelling into the city from the east, south-east and north-east will be forced to wait up to an hour before they hit the city centre, as the Andrews Government capitalises on the quieter holiday period to carry out a two-week $30 billion construction blitz to boost road and rail capacity.
A man accused of stealing two mobile phones from the hospital room of a man who lost his wife and daughter in a horror Christmas Day car crash has a lengthy criminal history, a court has heard.
Two men have been charged after they allegedly pulled a knife and tried to rob four people on Montague Road at West End on New Year's Day.
Police and family are searching for a Keilor Downs man who has not been seen since posting a 'selfie' on Facebook in the Grampians several days ago.
Five swimmers narrowly avoided tragedy on New Year's Day after being caught in a rip.
The former boss of Sydney seaplane crash victim Emma Bowden has described the 48-year-old as the 'Grace Kelly of their office'.
One fired-up passenger yelled obscenities and punched the train multiple times, causing a window to smash.
Pakistan has lashed out after Donald Trump accused its leaders of "lies & deceit".
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that happened near Bindoon on New Year's Day that involved two children.
A man has been charged following a crash in Brisbane's south, while a woman linked to several attempted carjackings remains at large.
The Republican-controlled US Congress has been struggling to pass some of Trump's major priorities since his election and their challenges will only increase in 2018.
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