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Nathaniel Roberts was jailed for five and a half years for getting a 15-year-old pregnant. He is now appealing his sentence, with his lawyer arguing that it is too harsh

Keana Mokbel, 25, whose uncle Tony Mokbel is serving 30 years on drugs charges, died when her vehicle ploughed into a tree in Heidelberg West, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia at around 8.50pm on Sunday

Lucas Helmke completed the challenge at his local gym in Brisbane and did an average of over 53 push-ups per minute, completing more than 3,000 in an hour

The 29-year-old was sitting in his ambulance at McDonald’s, on the outskirts of Sydney, as he and his colleague took a break towards the end of their night shift before he was stabbed

The Colt family were found living in shocking conditions in isolation four hours outside of Sydney, Australia, with brothers and sisters parenting children together

Cyclone Isla is sweeping across the Indian Ocean with wind speeds of almost 200 mph and is expected to continue its destructive level as it hits Australia's west coast

Erin Gilbert, 42, died after suffering serious injuries in her Sydney apartment in Australia. Police launched an investigation to determine the cause of her death and find the killer

The 'Colt' family - the pseudonyms given by courts including the surname - is alleged to have engaged in four generations of incest starting with Tim and June, and expanded to around 40 family members

Four people have died after a two-vehicle crash in Jeir, New South Wales, Australia, with a fifth man, in his 20s, in critical condition in hospital

Terence Darrell Kelly, 37, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after abducting four-year-old Cleo from the Western Australian Blowholes campsite in 2021

The 26-year-old unnamed man was captured on CCTV with another woman boarding a train at Morayfield Station in Queensland, Australia on Tuesday morning with the animal wrapped in a towel

The woman sat down on her couch before feeling searing pain in her body, which she later found had been caused by the assassin bug - which uses its venomous saliva to paralyse its prey and is found across Australia

The man was sleeping on the sand when he was bitten on the foot and then travelled in the night to a hospital in Queensland, Australia, where he has since been discharged

Terence Darrell Kelly, 37, was found to have a severe and complex personality disorder and had injected methylamphetamine on the night he stole four-year-old Cleo Smith in Australia

The patches of bare ground, which form circles between two and 12 metres wide and are found across Australia's deserts, were originally recorded in Africa in the 1970s, but it took scientists until now to discover where they came from

The six-year-old was swimming in shallow water at Waddy Point Beach, Fraser Island, Australia when the dingo attacked her causing head injuries

Just weeks before the Coronation, Australia's new high commissioner Stephen Smith says Aussies have respect for the monarchy but a change is "inevitable"

The private island boasts two separate homes, a handmade rock swimming pool, a helipad and stunning views of the surrounding sea - and is cheaper than most London flats

Dirk Kotze, 56, was left fighting for his life after being struck by lightning while playing on a golf course. He is survived by his wife Hannelé, daughter Dané, and his two sons Tiaan and Duan

Dominique Nuttall and Jesse Coleman have travelled up the east coast, along the entire north of Australia and down the west coast during a mammoth adventure around the country together

Julia Lang-Malone was wondering why the bathroom in her new home in Gold Coast, Australia, smelt disgusting and peeled back the shower unit to find out why

Lynda Knight spotted four eastern mouse spiders in her pool after heavy rainfall in New South Wales. These type of spiders have a toxic venom that can be dangerous for humans

The family of Luke Gilbert have alleged that police in Australia waited seven minutes before administering him CPR after he was shot by officers, disputing the force's earlier claims

Brisbane businessman Harry Singh and his family were travelling to Bali to celebrate his daughter's first birthday when an alleged comment ruined their joyous occasion

Bolic Bet Malou was shot by a stun gun by officers after switching seats to be with his family on the Melbourne-bound flight in Perth, Australia, prompting an argument which resulted in his arrest