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 - ...

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 ...

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 ...

A researcher at an Australian university has discovered a new "supersized" species of stick insect in a remote rainforest in Queensland, Australia. Professor Angus Emmott identified the new Acrophylla ...

Australia will lift restrictions on the import of beef from the US, a trade barrier which had angered the Trump administration.American beef has effectively been banned from the country ...

Simon Atkinson and Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyBefore and after footage shows impact of the toxic algae bloomAn algal bloom catastrophe which has turned usually pristine South Australian waters toxic ...

Everybody who believes the series is best served by the Wallabies delivering a bloody nose to the Lions and taking it to a third game will have a quiet ...

Family photoJess spent several years searching for her brother Alistair, and eventually tracked him down in Australia, only for him to reveal some heartbreaking newsSix years ago, Jess Basey-Fisher ...

Women's Super League champions Chelsea have signed Australia defender Ellie Carpenter from Lyon on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.Carpenter, 25, played for Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor at ...

American rapper Kanye West has been blocked from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.Australia's home affairs minister Tony Burke revealed that his department had cancelled ...

British rapper Yung Filly is facing two more charges related to the sexual assault of a woman while on tour in Australia.The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe ...