A British woman has been charged in Australia over the death of a man she allegedly hit while riding an e-scooter after a night of drinking.Prosecutors told magistrates that...

An Australian woman accused of poisoning relatives with beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms is being cross examined in a murder trial. On Thursday, prosecutors claimed that photos on...

An Australian man has been conditionally released from prison in Iraq, after four years of what the UN has called arbitrary detention.Robert Pether, a mechanical engineer, was jailed in...

An Australian woman accused of intentionally cooking a fatal mushroom lunch has told her trial she had wanted the beef Wellington meal to be "special".Erin Patterson has pleaded not...

New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year.Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended...

An Australian woman on trial for murder says she threw up the toxic mushroom meal which killed her relatives, after binge eating dessert.Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to...

An Australian woman who cooked a toxic mushroom meal has told her murder trial she has long been a mushroom lover, but more recently developed a taste for wild...

The Australian woman accused of killing three relatives and gravely injuring another with a toxic mushroom meal has taken to the witness stand at her trial.Erin Patterson has pleaded...

Australia's defence minister Richard Marles has called on China to explain why it needs to have "such an extraordinary military build-up".He said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and...

NSW PoliceJade Young's mother said her daughter's death was the result of "cumulative failures" For many, Saturdays are something to look forward to - relaxed times, enjoyed with family...

Australian actress Deborra-Lee Furness has said her "compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal", after filing for divorce from her husband Hugh Jackman.In...

Australian actress and comedian Magda Szubanski has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer.Szubanski is best known for her iconic role as Sharon Strzelecki in the Australian sitcom...