A man has been charged after a series of fires were lit at stalls in one of Melbourne's famous tourist attractions overnight.

Neighbours of a Melbourne short-stay rental unit where three people were stabbed this morning say the home has been attracting trouble for years.

Six people died at a dairy in the central US from an apparent accident involving exposure to gas, authorities said.

Police in Western Australia are looking for a 39-year-old man who they say shoudn't be approached.

Police have made a public plea for the mother of a newborn baby boy found inside a stormwater drain in Perth to come forward.

Australia is hurtling towards a healthcare crisis, with more than 2 million people set to become unpaid carers within the next five years.

A teenager has been charged with the murder of an underworld figure whose death contributed to the creation days later of a major NSW Police taskforce targeting violent organised crime.

Summer Fleming's 31-year-old boyfriend Jethro Gamueda appeared in Parramatta's Bail Court today, charged with her murder.

Ukrainian officials said the Russian attacks targeted industrial sites in the city of Izmail on the Danube river, at the border with Romania - which is a NATO member.

The fight to lower the speed limit on an Adelaide Hills road has taken a strange turn, with a resident armed with a piece of plastic and a few screws taking the matter into his own hands.

A man has been charged after a father and his young son were killed in a car crash in Logan, Queensland.

Artificial intelligence is about to make the move into restaurants in Adelaide, with locally created technology to allow customers to order takeaway by calling an AI-powered robot.