Heavy rainfall continues to blanket parts of the east coast as rain-soaked communities prepare for more severe thunderstorms.

A three-time grand slam finalist and a fan favourite have survived five-set scares to win through to the second round on a rain-soaked opening day of the Australian Open.

Croatia's incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is the overwhelming favourite to win re-election as he faces a ruling conservative party candidate in a run-off presidential vote.

Lucinda Stewart is the unheralded Australian women's road cycling champion, after the breakaway group stayed clear of ...

Thousands of Greek Orthodox faithful have lined an inner-city park to watch about 100 swimmers compete to retrieve a holy ...

A state youth crime rapid response unit will be bolstered by the addition of 41 new officers a month after tougher laws were ...

Firefighting aircraft have dropped water and fire retardant to stem the eastward spread of wildfires in Los Angeles as on-the ...

Peter Dutton has made a personal pitch to voters and promised to rein in government spending at the coalition's first ...

Penny Wong will attend Donald Trump's inauguration, becoming the first foreign minister in recent memory to receive ...

Apple's board wants shareholders to resist a conservative push to abandon diversity programs under a Donald Trump presidency.

It's hard to believe more than a quarter of a century has passed since the Sydney 2000 Olympics, but Lauren Burns remembers ...

How do you describe Nick Kyrgios? Andy Roddick's "tennis influencer" tag might be the most fitting for the Australian Open's ...