Bright, bold and ethereal — the sight of May's supermoon rising behind world landmarks will take your breath away.

Police release CCTV footage of a car believed to be linked to a drive-by shooting at Melbourne's Love Machine nightclub in April, which left two people dead and four others injured.

Amid plans for a five-star hotel for Canberra's centre, some of the city's biggest music success stories plot to save its nightlife, claiming currently unenforced noise limits could kick into effect and threaten venues when the hotel starts hosting guests.

An Adelaide woman who sued Channel Seven over a Today Tonight story which portrayed her as a "welfare fraudster" wins her defamation case on appeal, almost eight years after the report aired.

Police find the body of a 72-year-old man who was reported missing after a boat capsized at Long Point in South Australia's Coorong National Park overnight.

A pedestrian dies after being hit by a motorcycle and another man is in a critical condition following a separate crash in Adelaide on Saturday night.

Pat Fuidge has been trying to coax her galah Squawkie from a tree since Saturday, a bird that became too scared to come back down.

The US retail phenomenon that prompts bargain-hungry shoppers to stampede through stores is coming to South Australia for the first time, with Adelaide traders allowed to open until midnight on November 29.

CCTV footage from Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula captures the moment a meteor lit up the night sky over the bay. (Supplied: Martha Cove Owners Corporation)

A fresh dump of snow has painted Victoria's Mt Baw Baw white.

Two separate attacks occurred outside the house in Melbourne's north.

Premier Daniel Andrews says 100,000 Victorians will be tested for coronavirus over 14 days before a decision is taken on whether physical-distancing restrictions should be lifted.

Fire season is officially over in southern Australia, but the work is only just beginning for the royal commission into the deadly crisis.

Health Minister Jenny Mikakos announces that Epping's Meadowglen Primary School will be closed for three days as the state confirms 13 new coronavirus cases.

There have been 22 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Victoria overnight bringing the states total to 1406

Journalist Andrew McGarry covered the trial of one of Australia's most notorious serial killings. Two decades since police made the gruesome discovery in a disused bank vault, he looks at the similarities between the actions of ringleader, John Bunting, and George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.

The Knights smash the Roosters in Newcastle, and the Titans knock over the Sea Eagles at Brookvale. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary with our NRL ScoreCentre.

Former Newcastle Knights player Jarrod Mullen has fronted court in Newcastle facing a series of drugs charges.

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne is committed to stand trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a woman in the NSW Hunter region.

The Warriors score a late try to clinch a 24-20 victory over a Knights outfit depleted by State of Origin duty and injury in Newcastle.

The former rugby league star pleads not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault against a 26-year-old woman in the NSW Hunter Valley and tells reporters outside court it's been "a very hard time" for his family.

The second-placed Rabbitohs just get home against the Dragons 20-16 after the Tigers hold on in a thriller against the Knights, winning 28-26.

South Sydney misses its chance to jump into the top four, losing to the Bulldogs, after the Storm lost to the Raiders and the Knights broke their drought with a big win over North Queensland.

Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown to leave the NRL club after four seasons.

The Sharks wrap up a spot in the finals with a 25-8 win over the Tigers as Robbie Farah's career comes to a close, while the Panthers end a disappointing season with a 54-10 thrashing of the Knights.

Tasmanian police release photos of a number of household items and non-perishable foods found in bushland near where a prison escapee was found.

DAILY BRIEFING: Bushwalkers are rescued in two separate incidents in Tasmania's national parks, while road spikes are deployed after a driver evades police.

World jousting champion Phillip Leitch of Kryal Castle, near Ballarat, defeats challengers from as far away as the Netherlands, Russia and Canada to claim the title for another year.

Gary Doust on his doc following the making of an ultra-low budget horror movie.

Hundreds of children have been filing into youth centres every evening, as numbers double ahead of school holidays

The body of a worker buried alive at a Northern Territory mine has been recovered nearly a fortnight after 48,000 tonnes of soil fell on him.

More than a dozen live venues and nightclubs across Canberra shut down in the 2018 financial year, but the Government hopes a new plan to make a racket will turn that trend around.

People in parts of tropical Far North Queensland wake to early-morning frost as the region experiences its coldest August night in more than 60 years.

The Bulldogs have gone above the Titans at the bottom of the NRL table, after the former upset the Knights in Newcastle and the latter was comfortably beaten by Penrith.

The Bulldogs held on to beat the Wests Tigers at the Olympic stadium, after the Dragons broke their losing streak with a win over the Titans and the Eels pipped the Knights.

Gold Coast residents will hear the roar of V8 Supercars through the streets of Surfers Paradise until 9:30pm within two years, the Queensland Government announces.

Melbourne Storm claim the minor premiership and bragging rights over Manly Sea Eagles, while the Sydney Roosters tune up with victory over Penrith and the Knights get a feel-good win over the Titans.

The Tamil family facing deportation from Australia has been relocated to the Christmas Island detention centre, their lawyer says.

More than a fortnight after running away into the bush when owner Simon Hannan was killed in a car crash, Merlin the kelpie cross turns up alive and well.

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer announced the release of her new book "Midnight Sun," a companion novel to her vampire love saga. "Midnight Sun" will hit bookstores Aug. 4. While "Twilight" -- and follow-up's "New Moon," "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn" -- centered around shy high-schooler Bella Swan, the new novel will be retold through the eyes […]

M. Night Shyamalan has rounded out the cast for his next movie. Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff and Vicky Krieps are in negotiations to star in the top-secret project. Shyamalan will write, produce and direct the untitled film, which will be released by Universal Picture. Like most Shyamalan movies, plot details are shrouded […]

Many collectors and enthusiasts continue to travel aboard gas-guzzling airplane to see art.

MOSMAN Council will replace a trashed boom gate near a “nightmare” rat run after a second illegal extension was installed and the entire boom broken.