Darwin is getting hotter with scientists looking at who will be impacted by the extreme heat and what can be done about it.

While tooth loss is declining, a third of Australian adults have untreated tooth decay and an increasing number are avoiding treatment because of the cost, a new study has found.

New Zealand police do not expect to find any more survivors of a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people.

Fires burning around NSW have razed koala habitats so extensively "we will probably never find the bodies", an ecologist has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Canterbury are confident of delivering their fans an early Christmas gift by re-signing off-contract skipper Josh Jackson on a long-term deal.

Australian households are expected to save an average of $97 on their power bills over the next three years.

The fight against Australia's deadliest cancer could get a significant boost from a simple screening program.

Locals from a Melbourne suburb have marched "to reclaim our Merri Creek" on Sunday after an accused rapist allegedly choked and nearly drowned a woman as she jogged in a park on Tuesday evening.

Indian authorities investigated the cause of a devastating fire Sunday that killed at least 43 people in a crowded grains market in central New Delhi while chaos unfolded outside a hospital where some of the...

A 22-year-old Victorian man has been nabbed by police at a Sydney hotel over allegations he was travelling to the city to engage in a sexual relationship with a young girl.