All news on the topic: Australia

The state of Queensland has been battling a rat and mouse plague for months now after a surge in the native rodent population forced the rats to move coastwards

June Armstrong was travelling from Christchurch to Brisbane when security officers found an uneaten chicken sandwich in her bag, prompting them to slap her with a hefty fine

Retiree June Armstrong, 77, from New Zealand, was flying into Brisbane, Australia in May but had forgotten that she was carrying a sandwich - which can be considered a biohazard to the country's notoriously strict customs control

A little boy in China thought it would be a great prank to take a six-foot snake into his house where his grandmother was resting peacefully as his friends watched on

A bouncy castle firm has been charged over health and safety risks, two years after six children became fatally injured when the inflatable flew into the air during a school event

A 12-year-old girl, who had reportedly "fallen through the cracks" of state care, allegedly stabbed to death a woman, who was involved in an altercation at a hostel

Tinesh Tamilkodi was driving a St John's Ambulance when it lost control and hit a tree in Forrestdale, Western Australia, with his horrified colleagues trying desperately to revive him

Wittenoom in Western Australia is completely empty after its final resident, Lorraine Thomas, was removed years after the deadly nature of its asbestos mining industry became known

Roman Butchaski, thought to be in his 60s, is a popular former Australian radio host and veteran angler who travelled to known crocodile-infested for a fishing trip and hasn't been heard from since

The family of Emily Hand, an eight-year-old girl believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, have opened up on their fear and heartbreak - saying they have no tears left” to shed

Dave Crocos, 68, who was described as a loving and caring dad by his heartbroken son, suffered fatal organ failure after contracting a tropical illness on a cruise between Los Angeles and Sydney via Hawaii

Bridgette O'Shannessy and her partner had been swimming off the coast of Port Noarlunga, Australia, when she was suddenly attacked by the shark and sustained serious injuries

Northern Territory cattle producer Colin Deveraux is counting his blessings after he was attacked by a 3.2 metre saltwater crocodile and bit its eyelid in the hope of survival

Trish Webster died after taking Ozempic and Saxenda to lose weight months before her daughter's wedding - and her devastated husband Roy thinks the drugs contributed to her death

At around 6pm local time tonight, a car crashed into the beer garden at the Royal Hotel in Daylesford in Australia's Victoria state, killing three and injuring several more patrons

Snatched from her workplace by her former boyfriend, 21-year-old nursing student Jasmeen Kaur suffered an horrific fate after being bound, blindfolded and dumped in a shallow grave

Erin Patterson was arrested at her home in Australia accused of murdering her ex-husband's parents and sister and attempting to murder her husband with a poisoned beef wellington

Erin Patterson, 48, has been charged with murdering her ex-husband's parents Don and Gail Patterson and his aunt Heather Wilkinson during a lunch at her home in July

Police in Australia have arrested Erin Patterson after a deadly lunch containing death cap mushrooms killed her ex-parents in law and one other at a family meal in Leongatha, Australia

Football Australia has opted against a bid to host the 2034 World Cup with FIFA's preferred choice, Saudi Arabia, now on course to stage the tournament unopposed

A woman has been found dead inside a room at a luxury hotel in Perth, Australia, with a man rushed to hospital with self-inflicted injuries as police launch a murder investigation

Kara Lamond, the wife of New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park, was with a friend when they were served margaritas rimmed with "contaminated salt", it has been reported

The Colt clan are known as the world's most inbred family who lived in isolation in squalid tents next to buckets of urine and faeces without water or electricity

The horrified husband said that he "dragged" his wife through the door after the dog clamped down on her foot and she subsequently underwent 18 hours of surgery

Australian surfer Jason Breen, 55, was surfing off one of Sydney's northern beaches on Wednesday, when a whale calf breached the ocean surface and flipped his board