A rise in climate change refugees may force Australia to increase its military patrols of the nation's northern waters.

Ben Stokes' New Zealand father has questioned the boundary countback rule that handed World Cup final glory to England, believing the trophy should have been shared.

North Queensland coach Paul Green hopes Jake Clifford's breakout performance will be the catalyst to spark his promising NRL career.

A human bone has been discovered near a Port Macquarie beach almost a month after another bone was found in the water at the same beach.

Wolf Creek star John Jarratt says the home where he was accused of raping his housemate more than 40 years ago is like a "horror mansion" to him now.

Four teenage boys have been charged over a spate of electronic goods thefts across Melbourne.

A Tasmanian woman who recently arrived in Victoria has not been seen in six days.

A 10-year-old girl is among four children believed to have stolen a 4WD from central Queensland and driven it over the border into NSW.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has dodged questions on whether "over policing" at music festivals might be responsible for young people swallowing multiple pills, saying the strongest message to ensure lives aren't lost is "don't take...

The Greens are calling for a Senate inquiry into how the government sets the pension and welfare rates, with leading advocacy groups saying changes to the deeming rates don't go far enough.