Kangaroo grazing on a suburban lawn lashes out, knocking a Green MP down.

Man who assaulted 70-year-old woman more than 20 years ago sentenced to three years in jail.

Driver falls about 20m from his truck on to a road in a dramatic Melbourne crash.

Aussie minister red-faced after failing to spot teen was exposing himself in Facebook photo.

Campers could not resuscitate a mum on the beach; the children's father remains lost at sea.

A paramedic who was killed during a cliff rescue in NSW was inadvertently dragged off a cliff ledge by a rescue helicopter.

Law change means convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby could be free soon.

A woman charged over a racist rant on a Melbourne train captured on camera is on a waiting list for rehabilitation, a court has heard.

The closest ambulance to a badly burnt woman was not called because officers were on a meal break, Ambulance Victoria says.

A NSW woman has made allegations against Rolf Harris relating to events she claims occurred when she was 14 years old.

Mum of a teen who had a bomb thrown at him has called for the thrower to face an attempted murder charge.

Couple who went overboard from a cruise ship off the east coast of Australia were fighting before the fatal incident.

A paramedic was believed to have been valiantly trying to save his girlfriend when they both went overboard from a luxury cruise ship.

Kiwi who injected his best mate with a fatal dose of heroin tearfully reiterates his guilt as he faces sentencing in Sydney.

Searchers scouring waters off Australia for two people reported missing from a cruise ship.

Police investigating the discovery of a decapitated crocodile in Queensland.

Cop axed from child sex abuse inquiry breaches no-contact order to expose investigation sabotage.

Architect designs for a proposed $1 billion hotel and casino complex in Sydney described as "an assault on the public interest".

A would-be robber receives facial burns after a bucket of chilli was poured over him.

The only man to die during the battle of Derapet deserved a posthumous award, fellow soldiers claim.