Almost a year after the Black Saturday bushfires devastated Victoria, two teenage boys have been charged with lighting the Bendigo blaze.

I donned a black armband to collect Ford's FPV F6-E.

Neighbour tells of burning smell near house at the centre of murder inquiry.

Police investigating the disappearance of millionaire businessman Herman Rockefeller said he "may have met with foul play".

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's nephew was fined.

Prime Minister John Key stands by his decision to reveal that one of the SAS soldiers in a controversial photograph this week was Victoria Cross winner Corporal Willie Apiata.

Actor Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce from his fifth wife, amid reports he's on his deathbed, writes Myrddin Gwynedd.

Claims of racial tension and unruly behaviour at the Australian Tennis Open have once again taken the gloss off one of the game's most anticipated tournaments, claim Australian news media.

A clandestine meth lab found on one of the country's poshest streets shows the drug can make its way into all communities, street resident and Auckland City Mayor John Banks says.

Air New Zealand is to increase the number of direct flights between Australia and Queenstown this winter.

Victoria has declared a Code Red fire warning in the Wimmera region today, ahead of an expected scorcher.

Australia's fragile relations with India have taken another serious blow.