Watch: Australia arson suspect mistakenly sets own trousers alight

Tina flies to Melbourne to meet her four siblings for the first time and it is captured on film.

‘He went through hell’: Australians react to Julian Assange’s release

Around 3,000 people took the plunge in the River Derwent in Hobart to mark the winter solstice.

The pilot was able to steer clear of roofs in Sydney’s suburbs after the plane lost power mid-flight.

The mother of two Australian brothers killed in Mexico says “the world has become a darker place”.

People gather for a vigil in Sydney to remember those who died in a stabbing attack in the city's Bondi Junction.

In an audio message, Mar Mari Emmanuel said he was ‘doing fine’ in his first statement since being attacked on Monday.

A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney.

The BBC's Katy Watson explains the violence at Bondi Junction that left six people and their attacker dead.

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The footage appears to show a man confronting the knifeman on an escalator with a pole.

Assistant commissioner Anthony Cooke confirms five people, in addition to the attacker, were killed.

Eyewitnesses tell of their horror as a deadly knife attack sparked panic at a Sydney shopping mall.

A local golfer is left stunned after a mob of marsupials interrupted his game.

The footage allegedly shows the children detained by a man outside a house in Western Australia.

Police say they arrested a man suspected of armed robbery and reckless driving to evade pursuit by police.

Scott Morrison finishes his stint in politics by playing Taylor Swift bingo, naming albums in his speech.

Beau Lamarre has been charged with murdering missing Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.

Large parts of Victoria state lost power after a storm knocked down electricity transmission towers.

James Marape addressed Australia’s parliament, becoming the first Pacific island leader to do so.