All news on the topic: Australia

Zulqarnain Haider, 14, competed for Keilor Little Athletics Club in Melbourne's northwest and represented his state on a national level, leaving a community in shock after his death

Kristy Griffin let a huntsman spider stay in her bedroom in New South Wales, Australia, to hatch hundreds of babies as she didn't have the heart to turf the arachnid out

The appropriately named Dr Alistair Bush, 45, from Dorset, entered the Mulletfest's best international mullet competition last year, hoping he could spark a rivalry between the UK and Australia similar to the Ashes

A man aged 25 was buried alive in the sand on Bribie Island in Australia after friends dug a hole and he fell in it head first. He is now fighting for his life in hospital

Jennifer Kohl, 27, tragically died in a freak accident while driving a lawnmower during a “romantic outing” on the Tamborine Mountain farm in Australia, a coroner has found

At first influencer Lo Swo was complimentary about the country and praised its 'clean and fresh' air, however soon she listed her pet Aussie peeves, one of which was flies

Amelia, from Sydney in Australia, has terrible regrets about having moved to London where she has endured miserable weather and limited success when it comes to finding a job

Emergency services have today descended to the shore at Clack Island, in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia following a horrific shark attack

Grace Dent quit the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! jungle after fans shared concern over her appearance in Sunday's episode and the star has now been seen for the first time

The high-living Liverpool family moved to Australia after losing almost everything in the global financial crisis. From living a life of luxury to having nothing, they had to reevaluate their whole lives

Suzanne Pfeifer, owner of Pentagon Grand brothel on the Gold Coast, Australia, says a woman is planning to protest outside her business after her husband spent AU$6,000 (£3,100)

The state of Queensland has been battling a rat and mouse plague for months now after a surge in the native rodent population forced the rats to move coastwards

June Armstrong was travelling from Christchurch to Brisbane when security officers found an uneaten chicken sandwich in her bag, prompting them to slap her with a hefty fine

Retiree June Armstrong, 77, from New Zealand, was flying into Brisbane, Australia in May but had forgotten that she was carrying a sandwich - which can be considered a biohazard to the country's notoriously strict customs control

A little boy in China thought it would be a great prank to take a six-foot snake into his house where his grandmother was resting peacefully as his friends watched on

A bouncy castle firm has been charged over health and safety risks, two years after six children became fatally injured when the inflatable flew into the air during a school event

A 12-year-old girl, who had reportedly "fallen through the cracks" of state care, allegedly stabbed to death a woman, who was involved in an altercation at a hostel

Tinesh Tamilkodi was driving a St John's Ambulance when it lost control and hit a tree in Forrestdale, Western Australia, with his horrified colleagues trying desperately to revive him

Wittenoom in Western Australia is completely empty after its final resident, Lorraine Thomas, was removed years after the deadly nature of its asbestos mining industry became known

Roman Butchaski, thought to be in his 60s, is a popular former Australian radio host and veteran angler who travelled to known crocodile-infested for a fishing trip and hasn't been heard from since

The family of Emily Hand, an eight-year-old girl believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, have opened up on their fear and heartbreak - saying they have no tears left” to shed

Dave Crocos, 68, who was described as a loving and caring dad by his heartbroken son, suffered fatal organ failure after contracting a tropical illness on a cruise between Los Angeles and Sydney via Hawaii

Bridgette O'Shannessy and her partner had been swimming off the coast of Port Noarlunga, Australia, when she was suddenly attacked by the shark and sustained serious injuries

Northern Territory cattle producer Colin Deveraux is counting his blessings after he was attacked by a 3.2 metre saltwater crocodile and bit its eyelid in the hope of survival

Trish Webster died after taking Ozempic and Saxenda to lose weight months before her daughter's wedding - and her devastated husband Roy thinks the drugs contributed to her death