A smooth African scam artist, dubbed 'Precious Max', used an online dating scam to trick Australian women into smuggling heroin for an international drug business.

Melbourne police confirm 27 people injured in horror blaze after man walked into bank with "flammable liquid".

A new Islamic State propaganda video features a Qantas passenger jet, Melbourne airport and St Paul's Cathedral.

Here's how Australian pharmacist Danielle Di Pilla is making millions selling her goat soap around the world.

A former senior police officer said the overnight execution of a well-known Sydney gangland figure could lead to more mafia murders.

Jennifer Hawkins broke with fashion tradition at the Melbourne Cup today. Here's what all the big names are wearing.

Jade Jillings made headlines around the world when pictures of her riding a wheelie bin went viral - so what does she have to say for herself?

A magistrate has slammed the man who walked off with the wallet of a dying king-hit footballer's brother.

This year's undoubted star of the Melbourne Cup has spoken of her embarrassment at becoming 2016's "girl in the blue dress".

There were plenty of celebrations on this side of the Tasman for the 156th Melbourne Cup.

Gina Rinehart - Australia's richest person - fell down a flight of stairs at a swanky Melbourne Cup event.

Melbourne Cup jockey's sporting gesture when placing second has met with an outpouring of praise.

A Melbourne rugby player busted for organising to rape a six-year-old boy at a paedophile party has been sentenced to 12 years' jail in the US.

The greatest horse race in the southern hemisphere slips into stride today at Flemington. Here's your online Melbourne Cup guide with a Kiwi flavour.

Twelve years ago when James McDonald was growing up on a Cambridge horse and dairy farm he dreamed of the day he might win a $7000 race at Ellerslie.

Derby Day is a Spring Carnival favourite in Australia - and while the crowds showed up in their elegant best, they certainly didn't leave that way.

Offices around the country will grind to a standstill next Tuesday tomorrow at 5pm when the 156th Melbourne Cup kicks off over the

A judge has ruled New Zealand Police canines are among the top dogs in Australasia.

We won't only take out the Bledisloe Cup this weekend - we're also on track to crush the Aussies at the police dog trials, too.

An Australian rugby player's meth addiction does not explain his attempt to rape a six-year-old boy, prosecutors have told a US judge, as sentencing nears.

This funky rooftop accommodation has the 'wow' factor, finds Prashant Mehra.

Help yourself to a sizeable pinch of salt before watching this clip, shot in Melbourne, that purports to show secretive graffiti artist Banksy at work.

Three deaf people were caught on CCTV using sign language to plot the murder of their housemate moments, an Australian court has heard.

Max Richards' dog Pink refused to leave his side, after he was struck by a car on his morning walk.

A former Rotorua man has spoken about surviving a random attack in Melbourne in which he was stabbed six times by his attacker.

A man is behind bars over the near-fatal "cowardly" stabbing of an innocent bystander in Melbourne.

A NZ man who almost died after he was stabbed multiple times in Melbourne says his attacker's cowardly lies about what happened have "rubbed salt into his wounds".

A Melbourne teen who planned to run down and behead a police officer in a gruesome Anzac Day terror attack will spend at least half his 20s in a cell.

Imogen had dark hair and big eyes - a woman any man would find attractive. But she was a lure for child groomers. WARNING: Sex content.

Melbourne Zoo's newborn elephant cannot stand, which leaves her future uncertain.