Australia

British woman Jemma Lilley, who was "obsessed with serial killers", is sentenced to life imprisonment for "bucket list murder" of autistic teenager Aaron Pajich in Perth, Australia.

Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 28, 2018

A six-month-old baby has died after his mother's fiance allegedly through him against the wall when mistaking him for a spider.

James Hetherington Feb 26, 2018

Scientists recently collected over 100 deep sea species off the coast of Australia.

India Ashok Feb 25, 2018

National Bureau of Investigation agents had found sex toys, used condoms, sex pills and computers with pornographic materials in a raid in 2013.

Karen Noronha Feb 21, 2018

Frankie, short from Frankenkitten, was found with a deformed eye that needed to be removed and an extra set of ears. Now he's found a loving home.

James Tennent Feb 20, 2018

They were designed to support the same-sex marriage referendum in Australia last year.

Ruchira Sharma Feb 20, 2018

An Australian man has convinced an Indian woman to move across to be his wife. He immediately made her a slave for himself and his brother.

James Hetherington Feb 20, 2018

Police are on the hunt for three thieves who stole a skeleton from a shopping centre in Adelaide, Australia.

Neil Murphy Feb 19, 2018

Bayliss says players are at risk of a "blow out" due to the amount of games they are playing across all three formats.

Karthick Arvinth Feb 18, 2018

The Yorkshire seamer suffered a recurrence of a hamstring strain during the Twenty20 defeat against New Zealand in Wellington.

Karthick Arvinth Feb 17, 2018

An Australian commentator got into hot water when she said that the Chinese skiers "all look the same". The channel later clarified that she was talking about the athletes' style.

James Tennent Feb 15, 2018

An Australian man called Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow is planning to take legal action after his surgically implanted travel card was cancelled.

James Hetherington Feb 15, 2018

Run-down two-bedroom Sydney house in "premier" suburb is on the market for $1m.

James Hetherington Feb 15, 2018

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has banned sex between ministers and staff after it was revealed his deputy, Barnaby Joyce, embarked on an affair with a press secretary.

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2018

An Australian pear farm found guilty of not providing safe systems of work has escaped with a A$50,000 fine after an Irish backpacker had her scalp removed by machinery,

James Hetherington Feb 14, 2018

A man who filmed his neighbours having sex and uploaded the videos to a porn site has been jailed and faces deportation.

Roger Baird Feb 13, 2018

Leroy Horton, from Sydney, filmed what happened when he decided to play a game with a Huntsman spider and get as close as he could before it moved.

Charlotte Tobitt Feb 13, 2018

Snake Catchers Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan & Gold Coast shared a photo showing the red-bellied black snake in a schoolgirl's Harry Potter backpack.

Charlotte Tobitt Feb 13, 2018

Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer was arrested in Israel after fleeing Australia. Leifer, who is in her 50's, faces 74 allegations of rape and sexual abuse of children

William Watkinson Feb 12, 2018

Morgan, 31, missed England's defeat against Australia in Melbourne due to a groin injury picked up in training.

Karthick Arvinth Feb 12, 2018

The farmer was herding cattle on his motorbike when he accidentally ran over a brown snake, which lashed out. His life was potentially saved by quick first aid from other workers.

Charlotte Tobitt Feb 11, 2018

Morgan sat out England's Twenty20 defeat against Australia in Melbourne, with James Vince taking his place.

Karthick Arvinth Feb 11, 2018

A Southern New Hampshire University professor who claimed "Australia is a continent, not a country" was later fired.

Ruchinka Upadhyaya Feb 10, 2018

The new research has implications for the debate between balancing conservation efforts and reducing the risk of shark attacks.

Rich Hillary Feb 09, 2018

Many locals in Cape York peninsula thought mounds were of natural origin created by Australian brushturkeys.

Aristos Georgiou Feb 08, 2018

Bob Katter, 72, revealed the blade to the news channel's audience claiming it was a "letter opener".

Neil Murphy Feb 08, 2018

Morgan said his batsmen had the right idea in taking the attack to Australia's bowlers but added that the execution was wide of the mark.

Karthick Arvinth Feb 08, 2018

A Melbourne driver high on drugs was caught by cops at night in a car without working lights on bald tyres, a court heard.

Roger Baird Feb 07, 2018

British backpackers get rude awakening as overnight flooding pushes up level of crocodile-infested waters, forcing trio to wait for help on roof of van.

Claire Toureille Feb 06, 2018

Seven people - including five women - in New South Wales are facing a myriad of charges including rape, sexual assault of a child and aggravated kidnapping.

James Hetherington Feb 06, 2018