All news on the topic: Australia

The elderly woman was due to run a bible class this morning but she was pronounced dead at the scene of the horrific accident in the Castle Hill area of Sydney

Alisi Jack-Kaufusi, 30, has created a bucket list of experiences - including seeing the Northern Lights and travelling to Hawaii - that she hopes to have before she dies

Megan and Barry Coster breed about 700 calves a year at their stud farm in Ripplebrook in West Gippsland, Australia, but have never seen markings like this

The family's 17-year-old cat Brandy did not return home in Sydney, Australia, and so the heartbroken owners checked their security footage and made the shocking discovery

The students, aged between seven and 12, were treated for symptoms of vomiting, diarrhoea and intestinal pain after they fell ill just after they arrived at school in Australia

Hebriella George, from New South Wales, is one of 160,000 people in Australia waiting for public housing, and says the decade-long wait has left her unable to afford to give her four children the "home they deserve"

The pair were searching at Shark Bay, on the Indian Ocean coast at the most westerly point of Australia, when they came across the "world treasure" that may be the oldest Chinese artefact in Australian history

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Australian rugby league star Cameron Munster was shown with a bone popping out of his hand following a first half tackle before helping his team to victory

The huntsman spider found in Australia can grow to an enormous 15cm and looks terrifying, but the creature is generally reluctant to use its venomous bite - which can only cause localised pain and swelling

Taha Sabbagh sat in the driver's seat of his black Mercedes when he was hit by around 10 bullets outside the martial arts gym Elite Fight Force, 13 miles west of central Sydney, Australia

Jaeden Leves adopted a Huntsman spider as a pet, naming him Larry. The girl, who initially ignored the animal but then decided to keep him, said he is 'very friendly' and 'doesn't want to hurt anybody'

Ciara Molloy, 28, who says NHS pay doesn't reflect their responsibilities, felt 'permanently jet lagged', so decided to pack in working six-day weeks in a hospital for a fresh start

Snowy Hydro workers are considering quitting the renewable energy project, according to union bosses, who suggested that prisoners are served better food than staff at the New South Wales site

Terrifying footage shows the moment an eight-year-old girl was rescued by her father and a bystander while unconscious after she plummeted off a cliff into the sea below in Queensland, Australia

A A delegation of Australians will start visiting jobs fairs across the countries today and 50,000 people have already shown an interest in joining the exodus.

Alister MacPhee managed to pry himself from the crocodile's jaws, before the massive predator clamped down on his dog and dragged it into the deep

Alexandra Saper told her 102,000 Instagram followers that she had to go into hiding around three weeks ago after an alleged stalker travelled to Bali to track her down

Carly Koemptgen is being paid to travel New Zealand and Australia in a fully equipped van paid for by Deel, a HR company that simplifies the way people work around the world

A team of Australians on the hunt to fill 31,000 job vacancies are heading for British soil in a bid to lure over skilled workers to Perth - where it's said you could earn up to three times as much

Two miners have been found dead in Queensland, Australia, following an overnight search and rescue effort, after they plunged down an 82ft hole when the ground suddenly opened up beneath them

The bunker was hidden under a decoy sofa and the video shows it lifted to reveal a set of stairs that leads down to a shooting range with a vast amount of guns

Australia's health chief issued a public warning after encephalitis virus was detected at sites in flood-ravaged areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia

Ever wondered who may need to repopulate the earth in the event of mass extinction? Researchers say Australia and New Zealand have the best fighting chance

A couple lost their lives after the man rushed into the water to save his drowning partner as heroic onlookers rushed to pull them from the water as their young daughter watched in horror

People in the state of Victoria in Australia have been advised to wear sunglasses outside after a tiny insect was blamed for a surge in cases of 'Christmas Eye' - that cause people's eyes to change colour