An earthquake of a 6.5 magnitude has struck Indonesia's Papua province, the nation's geophysics agency says, adding there is ...

Younger and older Australians are disproportionately lonely and face increasingly poor health and higher mortality.

A mother is living in pain every day after her daughter was murdered by an abusive partner and then discarded in bushland.

Large-scale housing proposals will be allowed to avoid council as Australia's most expensive housing market gets worse ...

A woman who "deeply regrets" packing a gun in her bag before she flew to Australia will face sentencing in December following ...

Traditional Schoolies parties on the Gold Coast are losing traction as a growing number of Australian teenagers choose to ...

Many people are unaware of their role in passing diseases to animals, while people walking dogs or even picnickers could help ...