Allanah Sciberras

Westpac has been fined $26 million for being "grossly negligent" in failing to respond to hard-up customers, a move one expert says puts the rest of the banking industry on notice.

A 78-year-old pedestrian has been killed after he was allegedly randomly beaten with a metal pole by a driver on an violent rampage.

A teenager has been stabbed and several others injured during a fight at a shopping centre, one year after a state government announced it was banning the sale of machetes.

Global superstars will unite to honour Australian music royalty John Farnham at a tribute concert.

Australian music giant John Farnham will be honoured by global superstars at a blockbuster tribute concert raising vital funds for cancer support.

Millions are bracing for impact as a powerful storm system brings destructive winds.

Tens of thousands of residents are without power across one major Australian city as an intense storm lashes the coast, with authorities warning the worst is still to come.

Workers facing the threat of artificial intelligence-driven job losses are set to be protected under a multimillion-dollar state government rescue package.

Intense storms are lashing the western coast of Australia with an unusually deep low pressure system packing powerful winds and heavy rain.

The worst winds of a massive storm are about to strike Perth.