Sarah Liversidge

An Aussie larrikin has won hearts after footage emerged of him shrugging off rescue efforts as he floated in dangerous floodwaters while hanging onto a gate in Far North Queensland.

Parts of Greater Sydney on Tuesday were covered in a blanket of thick smoke haze as a bushfire in Duck Creek in the Pilliga forest continues to burn, as residents are warned of poor air quality.

Amy Lea Judge, 26, callously hurled her Maltese Shih-Tzu named Princess off the 9 metre-high carpark at Westfield Whitford City, north of Perth , in April last year.

7-Eleven has confirmed it will be phasing out ATMs in its stores after concerned Aussies raised the alarm online, adding to ongoing fears that Australia could become a completely cashless society.

Sydney woman Rachael Fullerton is taking airline giant Qantas to court over refusing to let her travel with her assistance dog, Strike, despite the animal being allowed on other airlines.

Australia's most notorious child sex predator has been jailed for 36 years after pleading guilty to a string of offences against 96 children, some as young as 12.

The devastated family of Tasmanian teen Kizzy Ball, who tragically died in her sleep in September, have paid tribute to the young woman while preparing for their first Christmas without her.

The ABC has been slammed over its coverage of the 9pm New Year's Eve fireworks, with fed-up Aussies venting their frustrations at the 'woke' coverage.

A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of a man's body at a home in Lowood, west of Brisbane, on Tuesday morning.

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