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Waterspouts formed over Old Bar Beach this afternoon and could be seen about 20 kilometres inland at Taree.

Two men have admitted to bashing a Gold Coast man in a road rage attack that left him with severe brain injury, both facing court today over the sickening attack.

A dingo has bitten a young boy on Queensland's Fraser Island for the second time in weeks.

The Indian Premier League has reportedly been suspended amid the country's devastating COVID toll.

A breakthrough new drug is shifting the odds and giving hope to the hundreds of Australians diagnosed each year.

The biggest problem with smart watches designed for sport is they look like they're designed for sport.

A man has broken into a Melbourne butcher shop for a 90 minute cook up and a milo before taking off with more than $400 cash.

A rogue car tyre has smashed into a Bendigo pub missing patrons and staff by just seconds.

An overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging downward, trapping cars under rubble and killing at least 20 people, authorities said.

Chinese state media has renewed its criticism of Australia's military in a newly published poster and inflammatory editorial.

The British Royal Marines have a long history as one of the world's most fearsome and elite warriors.

What's the recommended way of calculating the minimum safe following distance for a car towing a tractor.

The shipping container raised suspicions as soon as it arrived in remote northwestern Laos last July.

An overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging downward, trapping cars under rubble and killing at least 13 people, authorities said.

China's hunger for Australian iron ore shows little sign of waning despite tensions between the countries.

From viral photos like 'the dress' to century-old drawings, these are the optical illusions that have baffled people for years.

Two shops in a small Canadian town have begun a war of words that has engulfed the entire region in pun-based braggadocio.

Mobile phone footage of the incident from last year in Surry Hills appeared to show the male constable kicking the teenager's legs from underneath him.

A woman has dropped to her knees in front of Scott Morrison as she pleaded for the Australian government to help in a five-year conflict that claimed the lives of eight of her family members in Africa.

The Philippine foreign minister has demanded China's vessels get out of disputed water.

Burgess, 32, was pulled over in his unregistered BMW in the Southern Highlands in February, where police also discovered he'd never held a NSW license.

When parents send their children to school, they expect them to be safe. 

Australia is battling the escalating threat of "grey zone" warfare from China and other powers that risks becoming outright conflict, a security expert has warned.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met today, choosing to maintain the current cash rate despite record new levels of home loan commitments and exploding property prices.

Authorities have arrested several people after the mummified body of the leader of the US spiritual group “Love Has Won” was found wrapped in a sleeping bag and decorated with Christmas lights in a southern Colorado home.

Any Facebook plan to build an Instagram for kids under 13 should be viewed the same as big tobacco using lolly cigarettes to lure youth, a marketing expert has warned.

A visitor to the Kimberley region in the far north of Western Australia has been bitten in a rare attack by a freshwater crocodile.

Nearly one million homes and businesses across Australia can soon have access to much faster internet speeds, NBN Co confirmed today.

The risk of keeping Australians in India is greater than the risk of bringing them home, one of the nation's top doctors has warned.

Popular caravan manufacturer Jayco has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a penalty of $75,000 for misleading one consumer about their rights to a refund.

The telco has been ordered to pay the fine after delaying the transfer of numbers for new and existing customers.

Tributes have flowed across social media for Anthony Gordon, a 16-year-old who died following a dirt bike racing crash in Brisbane's north yesterday.

A man is in a critical condition after he was attacked by a cow on a property in Queensland's Gympie region.

The dense fog which blanketed much of Brisbane and surrounding areas this morning has cleared but the cold front which brought it is expected to generate more storms.

Parts of Victoria have been smashed with heavy rain, with dozens of emergency callouts listed overnight.

Two armed robbers in Melbourne who attempted to steal a man's Hyundai i30 after threatening him with a knife were unable to take off in the manual car.

A near unrivalled economic bounce back could see the government in a better windfall than expected.

Death row inmate Jesse Tafero dies in excruciating pain when Florida's electric chair malfunctions on May 4, 1990.

Victoria says the number of coronavirus vaccinations it has given out has increased by over 100 per cent compared with last week, after mass vaccination hubs opened.

A man in the US has launched a lawsuit after he was awake during surgery but unable to speak or move.

Parents in Victoria can be banned from entering their children's schools if they are aggressive or violent, under a new law introduced today.

From today, Queenslanders will be able to access millions of dollars' worth of travel vouchers in a state government bid to increase tourism.

A NSW man has cried foul after being fined for using his mobile phone while driving, claiming he has photo evidence proving his innocence.

Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents to face charges hours after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his 27-year-old pregnant lover.

EU officials proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather speed.

The couple released a statement on Twitter saying: 'We have made the decision to end our marriage.'

Two people have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading newborn babies, police said Monday.