Australian actor Guy Pearce has clinched a best supporting actor nomination at this year's Oscars.

Police are hunting a gunman today after two teenage boys were shot in Melbourne.

The countdown is on until Western Australia says its final farewell to Perth Zoo's much-loved elephant, Permai, with her departure just days away.

From romcoms to thrillers and, yes, The Castle, these home-grown screen heroes will keep you watching this long weekend.

Japanese-inspired three-bite snacks star at Joji, the new high-energy CBD bar from the team behind Nour in Surry Hills and two-hatted Aalia in Martin Place.

With so little known about the spate of antisemitic attacks being carried out in Australia, terrorism and espionage are beginning to look increasingly the same.

Cricket officials are discussing the possibility of new rules in BBL15, including a proposal that two batsmen could be run out in one delivery.

Men aged 65 and over were 17 times more likely to get into fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents than women of the same age.

Australians have strongly backed January 26 as the national day after years of argument about changing the date, lifting support to a clear majority.

An attack on a childcare centre in Sydney has increased security concerns for Jewish educators already on edge.

The OUIGO may be the budget rail version, but the mechanics work the same and this is still a train that travels at incredible speeds of up to 320km/h.