New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and police have praised bystanders for intervening to stop a stabbing attack in Dunedin.

Jack de Belin faces the prospect of a third trial over rape allegations after a Sydney jury returned hung verdicts to most charges.

Unusual autumn thunderstorms are expected to hit much of the NSW coast, with hail, damaging winds and heavy rain possible in the state's northeast corner.

Around a million people in NSW aged between 40 and 49 could get a Pfizer COVID-19 jab at the new purpose-built vaccination hub at Sydney Olympic Park within weeks.

Australia's tourism sector is urging the government to set a time frame for the nation's reopening as question marks remain over when international travel will resume.

The death toll from an explosion outside a school in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has risen to 68, with doctors struggling to provide medical care to 165 injured and officials trying to identify bodies.

The Morrison government continues to roll out pre-budget funding announcements, but the details of what could be Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's centrepiece looks set to remain under covers until Tuesday nightThe treasurer says his third budget...

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Most current coronavirus-related restrictions across Greater Sydney will be extended for another week despite no new local cases of the virus.

Australians want to meet their life partner at 31, get married at 33 and have kids at 34, according to numbers collected by dating website eharmony.