Former Australia Test captain and coach Bob Simpson has died aged 89.Simpson played 62 Tests for Australia between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs - including 10 centuries -...

@bindisueirwin / InstagramBindi Irwin says she's on the mend after 13 years of endometriosis painAustralian conservationist and TV personality Bindi Irwin has said she is "genuinely healing" after suffering...

Melbourne-born Oscar Piastri will have his own grandstand at next year's Australian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old is leading this season's drivers' championship by nine points from McLaren team-mate Lando...

Israel's prime minister has accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries.Benjamin Netanyahu said on...

Tomos MorganWales correspondent, BBC NewsUnshackled/Roar FilmsAn AI rendition of what John Hughes may have looked like, based on a combination of prisoner records, historical records and photos of descendantsArtificial...

An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.Australia's Transport Workers' Union said...

This is the moment a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a Sydney golf course, with the pilot and passenger escaping without major injuries.The Piper Cherokee plane crashed...

An Australian man who murdered a British woman while breaking into her Queensland home will be eligible for earlier release after appealing against his sentence.Emma Lovell, who emigrated from...

Childcare workers banned in one Australian state will be prevented from "gaming the system" by moving to another jurisdiction, under proposed new laws. The "banned in one, banned in...

Australia and Vanuatu have agreed to a 10-year deal, aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, worth A$500m ($328m; £241m).The so-called Nakamal agreement - the result of months of...

Warning: This story contains details readers might find distressingA homeless man in the Australian state of Victoria has been charged with the alleged murder of a pregnant woman and...

Watch: Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote Australian reef to find outWorld-famous coral reefs along Western Australia's (WA) coast have suffered the worst bleaching on record after the...