Australian man who faked own kidnapping ordered to compensate police
The Australian came up with the plot to spend New Year's Eve with another woman instead of his partner.
1970-01-01 08:00
The spectre of bushfire disaster returns to Australia
The country is on edge for its first major fire season since a catastrophic summer four years ago.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cheryl Grimmer: Family urges Australia to review toddler's 1970 disappearance
Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from a beach in 1970, just after her family migrated from the UK.
1970-01-01 08:00
Hunter Valley: Ten people killed in bus crash in Australia
About 11 other people on board were injured, police say, in the crash in New South Wales.
1970-01-01 08:00
Scott Johnson: Gay US student's killer jailed for 1988 manslaughter
A student's body was found at the base of cliffs amid a spate of attacks on gay men.
1970-01-01 08:00
Outcry as Australian police taser 95-year-old woman
The elderly care home resident is not expected to survive the incident, a family friend says.
1970-01-01 08:00