As the New Zealand election enters its final days, Labour leader Chris Hipkins is on the verge of a historic and unlikely triumph. Equally, he may be about to ride off into the sunset, remembered as ...

A 20-year-old driver allegedly took NSW police on a pursuit from the Hunter Valley to suburban Sydney and back to Newcastle before he was arrested on Monday. The chase spanned two and a half hours and ...

The Democrats and Republicans are making their final pitches before midterm elections that will decide control of ...

Queensland centurion Jack Clayton has scored his seventh Sheffield Shield century, in his first knock after Usman Khawaja said he was a contender for Test selection. Victoria went to stumps 6-136 on ...

Details of award-winning Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey's disturbing sexualised chats have been aired in court as ...

The Wall Street star , 82, has given an update on his rarely-seem friend, who stepped away from the movie business after the ...

The Newcastle Herald reported on Saturday that Calvary Health Care's takeover of Newcastle Private was set to ban treatment for more than 1000 IVF patients a year. Newcastle Private obstetrician and ...

Trump has already given up on half of his case which claimed damages for deceptive and unfair trade practices. He gave up on that as soon as the BBC demanded production of Trump business records to ...

A MAN who disappeared from an oval at Stockton almost eight years ago was more likely to have been the victim of misadventure by drowning or becoming lost while drug-affected than foul play, a ...

Russell Brand's lawyer has told jurors they are dealing with a "quagmire of doubt and inaccurate recollection" ...

Star Bec Allen has kept the door ajar for a return to Australia's domestic women's basketball competition after ending a glittering 11-year tenure in the WNBA. The 33-year-old's decision to leave the ...

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