Hundreds of cars were left with flat tyres after a truck travelling along one of Australia's busiest highways spilled 750kg (1,653lb) of sharp metal shards on the road.The truck...

Simon Atkinson and Katy WatsonBBC News, MorwellBBCSimon Patterson was invited to the fatal meal prepared by Erin Patterson - but decided not to attend the day beforeThe estranged husband...

An Australian woman accused of cooking a fatal mushroom meal admits to picking wild funghi, lying to police and disposing of evidence, but will argue the "tragedy" was a...

Prosecutors have dropped some of the charges against an Australian woman accused of killing three relatives and seriously injuring another with a toxic mushroom lunch.Erin Patterson will not face...

Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton has said Indigenous "welcome to country" ceremonies are "overdone" and shouldn't be performed at sporting games or military commemorations.The short ceremonies have become standard...

Tiffanie TurnbullReporting fromStreaky Bay, South AustraliaBBCFrom an office perched on the scalloped edge of the continent, Victoria Bradley jokes that she has the most beautiful doctor's practice in Australia.Outside...

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died by suicide aged 41, her family has said.Ms Giuffre was one of the most outspoken...

Getty ImagesRare earths are notoriously difficult to extract and fineAustralia's prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to invest A$1.2bn (£580m) in a strategic reserve for critical minerals if he...

Former Australia batter Keith Stackpole has died at the age of 84.The right-handed opener from Victoria played 43 Tests between 1966 and 1974, scoring 2,807 runs at an average...

An Australian man who was captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been charged with being a mercenary in an armed conflict, authorities have said.Oscar Jenkins, a...

Norris was another to drive a strong race. McLaren chose the hard tyre for the start and ran him long before his pit stop, hoping the strategy would bank...

A nine-year-old boy who got trapped between rocks at a New South Wales beach on Sunday has become the seventh person to drown in Australia over the Easter weekend.The...