Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's disapproval hits record level
Malcolm Turnbull's disapproval rating has risen to its highest level since becoming prime minister.The latest Essential poll, released on Tuesday, puts Mr Turnbull's personal disapproval rating at 48...
View ArticleAir tankers fight 2000ha bushfire near Canberra
Fire authorities have brought in a second air tanker to battle what is now a 2000-hectare bush and grass fire burning out of control near Tarago, 70km northeast of Canberra.The NSW Rural Fire Service...
View ArticleFamily rescued from sinking boat during shark fishing trip in Melbourne
A young was among three people who had to be rescued after their boat got into trouble while fishing in Melbourne’s south last night. Nathan Hardinge, 43, his son Darcy, seven, and the skipper’s...
View ArticleSearch for MH370 called off
The search of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been called off.In a statement on Tuesday, transport ministers from Australia, Malaysia and China confirmed the underwater search in the...
View ArticleStudy finds dramatic increase in amount of e-waste discarded across Asia
A new report has revealed a variety of serious health problems may be linked to rising amounts of e-waste being thrown out in Asia. The report by the United Nations University found millions of tonnes...
View ArticleCrocodiles filmed fighting over dead buffalo on Northern Territory river
A pair of crocodiles have been filmed battling to get a bite of a buffalo carcass on a remote river in the Northern Territory. Darwin man Daryl Lehmann was returning from a fishing trip with his family...
View ArticleRose Byrne returns home to film Peter Rabbit in Sydney
Australian actress Rose Byrne has been spotted in Sydney for the filming of her new movie, Peter Rabbit.The 37-year-old actress, who gave birth to her first child last year, was reportedly seen out and...
View ArticleTotal fire ban declared for Sydney and surrounding regions tomorrow
A total fire ban has been declared for Sydney and surrounding regions tomorrow. The NSW Rural Fire Service said the ban will begin at midnight and run through tomorrow due to hot and windy conditions....
View ArticleAncient Buddha statue emerges from Chinese reservoir
The head of a forgotten 4m-high Buddha statue believed to be carved into a cliff face in China over six centuries ago has emerged from a reservoir after water levels dropped. The stone Buddha was first...
View ArticlePit bulls attack and kill US school boy
A US boy has been mauled to death and two others injured after they were attacked by a pack of pit bulls while on their way to school. Logan Braatz, 6, Syari Sanders, 5, and another child from Atlanta...
View ArticleToddler hospitalised after near-drowning in backyard western Sydney pool
A three-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after he was found unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool in Seven Hills, in western Sydney. Emergency services were called to reports of a...
View ArticleAntarctic ice crack forces UK scientists to flee
The British Antarctic Society is recalling scientists from its Halley VI polar research base in March after a fissure developed in the ice sheet. The decision was taken after a huge crack appeared in...
View ArticleTrump promises 'beautiful' inauguration
Donald Trump has promised a "beautiful" inauguration ceremony as he prepares to be sworn in as US president, amid plans for widespread protests and a boycott by dozens of politicians.The...
View ArticleSix arrested over $60m cocaine boat bust off Tasmania
Six men have been arrested in connection to an alleged plan to use an ex-Japanese whaling vessel to import more than $60 million worth of cocaine.Victorian and Australian Federal police arrested the...
View ArticleSpanish cyclist takes 10m plunge off roadside
A Spanish cyclist somehow climbed, then walked, away from a nightmare crash that saw him take a 10m nosedive off the edge of the road.Joaquim Rodriguez, a former pro, was pumping through an alpine...
View ArticleSydney hits highest-ever 9am temperature of 36.5C, after mercury hovers...
The last time Sydneysiders were subjected to such a hot morning commute, Robert Menzies was Prime Minister.Sydney set its highest-ever 9am temperature on Wednesday, with the city reaching 36.5C,...
View ArticleDrunk driver causes head-on collision in NZ
The carnage caused by a drunk driver as she veers across the road and smashes into an incoming car has been captured on dashcam footage.The shocking video was believed to have been filmed in June in...
View ArticleSecurity guard puts French protester in choke hold after politician assaulted
A teenage protester sparked a security scare in France when he slapped presidential candidate Manuel Valls before he was wrestled to the ground.Former prime minister Valls, 54, was walking past a group...
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