Ricky Thompson was fatally stabbed in a pub car park in Melbourne.

A footy fan has made a horrifying discovery after biting into his humble meat pie.

'Brilliant bright white light bursting out from darkness then a falling shower of flames.'

Robert Sabeckis was shot dead in 2000 at Maslin Beach south of Adelaide.

It was meant to be a life-changing trip with mates. His family say he went through agony.

Bats dropped dead from trees and roads melted as country sweltered in unprecedented heat.

Heatwave has toppled an 80-year record - and it won't be the last today.

While NZ is getting drenched, Australia is bracing for heatwaves not seen since the 1930s.

Australian airlines enforce a crackdown on oversized baggage this week.

Australia-NZ Ministerial Forum votes in favour of mandatory warning labels for alcohol

Her body wrapped in intriguing clues, Lina Marciano's death remains unsolved.

Colt incest family would flee states overnight to avoid police arrest over child abuse.

Steven Hainsworth knows he's the No.1 suspect in three Australian cold-case killings.

Opal pits, golf holes and sci fi caverns pock-mark Australia's subterranean mining town.

They might usually do the tailing but these officers - in a tiny boat - had a role change.

Retailers post deals on unsold food, otherwise destined for the bin, just before closing.

Woman fears she is losing the battle with a "hairy" plague has overtaken her backyard.

Convicted criminal was savagely raped at 12yo, now he's denied survivors compensation.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk beat self-imposed deadline to have the battery farm ready in 100 days.

Australian woman on trial for murder is accused of "bizarrely" licking bloodied knife.

South Australia's dynamic festival is worth a visit, writes Caroline Berdon.

Fergus Blakiston visits a landscape unchanged in millions of years.

Kemiri was born into captivity in 1994 at Taronga Zoo, Sydney before moving to Adelaide.

There are claims that accused drug smuggler Cassie Sainsbury was fleeing a sizeable debt.

Stephanie Holmes checks into a swanky suite in the heart of wine country.

Once known as the "city of churches", Adelaide has now well and truly relaxed.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Derek Percy had a dark secret hidden in a storage facility.

Brazilian backpacker tells court man sliced off her bikini and tried to rape her.

Kangaroo Island is naturally superb, writes Leah McLennan.

Veteran Aussie Brad Hodges has joined the chorus of disapproval calling Brendon McCullum's ban "a mockery".