A bushfire emergency is threatening lives and homes across six southern Perth suburbs from Baldivis to Serpentine, with the city's main freeway situated within the fire zone.

The inquest into the death of Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss heard evidence from former coach Des Hasler who described the 20-year-old as a "beautiful boy".

Health authorities are warning people against self-medicating with a drug traditionally used to treat head lice and scabies but now showing promise as a coronavirus treatment, saying it can be fatal.

Bayley Fritsch kicks a goal of the year contender to end Geelong's unbeaten run, as a late free kick reversal sinks West Coast's hopes of victory in Perth.

Craig McLachlan's partner, conductor Vanessa Scammell, is accused of "making up" evidence in order to "bolster" the actor's case on day seven of his defamation trial.

A global construction boom has sent the price of building-related commodities soaring, with timber and iron ore hitting record prices this week.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman in Perth's northern suburbs overnight. 

Australia's new-look top order collapses before the dinner break on day two at the Gabba, leaving the West Indies in a commanding position. Follow live.

The Royal Foundation invests with a bank that is one of the word's largest backers of fossil fuels and places more than half its investments in a fund that owns shares in large food companies that buy palm oil from firms linked to deforestation.

The Port Authority of NSW confirms all 21 crew members aboard the MV Portland Bay are safe after being stuck off the coast of Sydney since Monday.

Dozens of people have been killed in a clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea's Highlands that's been described as an "ambush".

The brother of a woman who was murdered, dismembered and buried in a strawberry patch 20 years ago tells the Supreme Court the killer is a "monster" who remains a danger if released.

Kiss has stunned crowds at the MCG with a massive performance, shaking off criticisms the group are too old to perform at an AFL grand final in 2023.

Canada is in the midst of its worst wildfire season on record. This is what is happening on the ground.

As the January 31 Brexit deadline draws closer, calls have ramped up for a referendum on whether Scotland should leave the UK. But who decides whether Scotland will get a vote?

A longtime friend of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for scheming to steal millions of dollars in insurance settlements.

Two boys aged 12 have been convicted of the murder of a 19-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in England last year. 

Telstra says local and national calls, and calls to mobile phones will no longer incur a charge from its network of payphones across the country. 

Wodonga resident Darrin Wright's dad found the Bren Gun Carrier in a paddock in the 1980s. Now it is mostly restored and its owners want to see it go to a good home.

The ABC understands a number of visa cancellations are now being reversed, with additional security and other checks conducted by Home Affairs now complete.

Parts of New South Wales are expecting some of the best rainfalls in almost a year this weekend, but the "hit and miss" event is not expected to put a major dent in the drought that is gripping the state.

Prince Harry pays tribute to his grandmother, saying he will always cherish the memories they shared and praising her as a "guiding compass" for so many.

Just because you're at home doesn't mean you can't strike a pose, so photographers are happily snapping families for #thedrivewayproject.

Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso had been in Tasmania barely a week in 1995 when she was stabbed 17 times on an idyllic beach in broad daylight. Twenty-seven years on, police release new images and reveal they have conducted recent searches.

The Newcastle District Court has been told sentencing proceedings for a bus driver over a fatal crash in the New South Wales Hunter Valley will be drawn out given the gravity of the case.