Torrential rains have caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through more than 170 villages in Sukabumi district of West Java province.

The spotting of Chinese warships near Taiwan follows President Lai Ching-te's tour of the Pacific, including the US state of Hawaii, which has angered Beijing.

With ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family in Russia, his presidential palace is vacant and people are taking selfies and making off with the furniture.

The debate over Australia's energy future took place on 7.30 with Ted O'Brien making "assurances" for the opposition when it came to costings.

School leavers allegedly assaulted tourists on Rottnest Island and pelted bottles at police, with officers trained in controlling riots and public unrest called in to help restore order on the holiday island.

The 87-year-old is considered one of the greatest swimmers of all time after winning Olympic gold in the 100m freestyle across three games.

Separate searches for Jacob Partridge, 17, and Csaba Varga, 54, are ongoing on the NSW North Coast. Jacob was last seen on Friday night and Mr Varga has not been heard from since he contacted a friend on Saturday.

Friends and family — some wearing pink and others with blue and yellow ribbons in their hair — have gathered to farewell Holly Morton-Bowles, who died after consuming methanol-laced drinks in Laos.

Health Minister Mark Butler has called out "product phoenixing" — when health insurers close existing "gold" policies to new customers, but then introduce new, almost identical policies at a higher cost.

The 2025 AACTA award nominations contain record breakers in both the film and television categories.

Mitchell Starc records career-best figures with the ball as Australia rolls India's top order, before the lights go out in the final session at Adelaide Oval. Here are the quick hits from day one of the second Test.

The men, from the US and Canada, had been missing for five days and are believed to have died in a fall on Aoraki. 

Maggie Tabberer's career included everything from modelling work to running a fashion label, hosting a TV show and gracing front pages of magazines until her 80s, making her a household name. 

A man believed to be in his 50s who was found with severe chest injuries is dead following the incident at Darling Point.

A man who "leapt onto" a polar bear to protect his wife from the attacking animal is expected to recover from serious injuries he sustained, police say.

The giant stegosaurus fossil, dubbed "Apex", is 3.3 metres tall and 8.2 metres nose to tail and is one of the most complete fossils of this type of dinosaur in existence.

Just days after the 10th anniversary of Phillip Hughes's death, Tom Cooper remembers the fateful day he batted with his friend and teammate for the final time.

The mining company claimed Ben Penning had continually demanded its contractors terminate or withdraw from negotiations to disrupt operations at Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland.

The group, which was named RBG PAC, spent nearly all of the donated money on advertising — ads that claimed RGB was of the same opinion as Donald Trump on the issue of abortion.

A Bunbury woman's payout after she was served toxic hot chips at the city's Chicken Treat franchise has been cut after a successful appeal.