Australia

Higher inflation in Australia is outpacing cost of living increases in biggest developed economies, according to Bloomberg.

IG says Ashes victories can act as powerful boost to risk appetite

British honours system to be reintroduced after 25-year gap

Malaysian jetliner's pilot held two-minute conversation with unidentified person calling from fake SIM card number.

Australia face Pakistan in T20 World Cup Super 10 tie on Sunday. Find out how to follow game live

Aircraft sight suspected debris including a wooden pallet within five km radius in remote southern Indian Ocean.

Four men and one woman killed when plane crashed in Queensland, Australia, shortly after take-off.

Beijing's request to deploy four warships near Andaman and Nicobar archipelago 'politely turned down'.

Australian scientists hope to infest Queensland fruit fly's mating pool with sterile males to save crops.

Gold Coast Police believe it was a radio controlled device.

Gerald Francis Ridsdale admitted to 30 sex offence charges against 14 children between 1961 and 1980.

An Irish company will allow overseas relatives and friends watch the funerals and burials of loved ones over the internet.

Australian crew unable to locate debris due to cloud and rain that limited visibility

Paedophile Peter Truong and partner Mark Newton travelled world so son could be raped.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says employment climbed 47,300 in February.

Apple reported just $88.5m in Australian pre-tax earnings in 2013 but sent $2bn of income to Ireland in same year, according to AFR.

GDP is expected to come down in 2014 due to low investment in mining

Andy Flower named technical director of elite coaching by ECB.

Police in Western Australia investigating mass brawl involving feral children in Burswood.

South Africa host Australia in series decider at Cape Town.

Bowen Tourism confident mango will be found.

Discovery of gem on Western Australian sheep farm sheds light on formation of planet's crust

The revelations come from a new interview with his former INXS band mates.

29-year-old man arrested in Australia for indecently assaulting Sarah Hyland during fan event.

Matthew Osborne x-rayed after allegedly gobbling expensive diamond.

South Africa take on Australia in the second test; follow the game live in UK

Many are putting a brave face on things but it couldn't get much worse for the Australian car industry at present.

Australian missionary John Short is second foreigner to be arrested while travelling in the communist pariah state.

Christopher William Lord jailed for egging on tattoo artist Matthew Francis Brady, also in prison

Student, 27, takes his life in Melbourne, bringing focus on mental health of detainees.