Mystery still surrounds the death of an Indian toddler in Melbourne.

Melbourne is bracing for a second lashing following yesterday's "beast" of a hailstorm.

Police are hunting for the killer of a three-year-old boy found dead hours after he went missing from a Melbourne home.

A four-year-old was hospitalised in Melbourne yesterday after falling onto a knife left in an open dishwasher.

A man narrowly avoided being hit in the head by a falling rock at Franz Josef Glacier and his partner suffered a broken foot after jumping a barrier.

Taxi drivers are calling for perspex screens and security cameras to be compulsory in taxis, with no provisions in NZ law covering driver safety.

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.

Police in Australia are investigating a report that missing multi-millionaire Herman Rockefeller has been spotted in a small town west of Melbourne.

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.