The Australian prime minister has criticised a US influencer after she stole a baby wombat from her mother. "Take a baby crocodile from his mother and see how you...

Getty ImagesResidents in the Brisbane suburb of Newmarket on their flooded streetHundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Australia after a cyclone brought wild weather to the...

Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred caused huge swells and flooding as it hit Australia's east coast over the weekend. Footage shows beach erosion at the Gold Coast's Surfers Paradise, a car...

A caravan found packed with explosives in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a "fabricated terrorism plot" concocted by criminals, Australian police have said. The caravan, which...

Police in Australia have charged a 17-year-old who got on a plane with a shotgun and ammunition.He was filmed being wrestled to the ground by passengers and crew as...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentReporting fromThe Gold CoastMallory Moench and Ian AikmanBBC NewsThe BBC's Katy Watson reports from the Gold Coast, as strong winds and heavy rains batter the regionAustralian authorities...

Katy Watson & Simon AtkinsonWatch: Inside shelter housing homeless during Cyclone AlfredResidents across the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales have been waiting anxiously as a tropical...

Cyclone Alfred is set to bring damaging winds and heavy rain to Australia's central east coast when it makes landfall as a category 2 storm later this week. It's...

Cyclone Alfred is set to bring severe flooding to Australia's east coast with landfall expected on Friday near Brisbane.On average four cyclones hit Australia each year but what makes...

England's last meeting with Australia was at the World Cup in Sydney eight years ago - where they were beaten 38-0.Barrow and his players knew it was always going...

Australian Red Cross LifebloodJames Harrison with his grandson, Trey, in an earlier pictureOne of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than...

A Sydney nurse who was suspended over a video in which she allegedly made threats against Israeli patients has been charged by police.Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, is facing three...