A 92-year-old resident of Newmarch House aged care home in western Sydney dies after contracting coronavirus, as NSW reaches a record high in testing rates.

Roy Horn, one half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75 after suffering complications from coronavirus.

The American pianist-singer, regarded as the founding father of rock music, dies from unknown causes aged 87.

Drought sees Pilbara stations sell off their entire herds, but this manager says it's not the end.

A tiny male marsupial dies in the wild after "intense" mating and not from the harsh, arid environment in which it lives, research confirms.

The family of a Gold Coast man who died after being hit by a car on Sunday night say they're "absolutely devastated" that a fight between two friends led to him losing his life.

The rise of home renovation shows has helped glamorise DIY but take the cameras and personalities away and the situation is quite different especially when it comes to tackling heritage buildings.

A chemical used to control pests in agricultural crops and termites in buildings has been blamed for the death of up to 10 million bees in southern New South Wales.

Consumers are pushing demand for alternative mushrooms to new highs as plant-based diets become increasingly popular and people seek nutritious meat substitutes.

A two-year-old girl hit by a four-wheel drive south of Adelaide becomes the latest toddler killed as a result of vehicle accidents on South Australian properties in recent months.

Ambulance officers are unable to save a man who tumbled off a train platform and onto the tracks in Adelaide's north-west this afternoon.

After weeks of speculation, the AFL confirms Eddie Betts will return to his former club Carlton after six years with the Adelaide Crows, with the Victorian club having some fun with a short clip of Betts going "Back to the Future".

Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a ute which hit and killed one pedestrian and injured another at McLaren Vale south of Adelaide last night.

The death of Vietnam veteran Peter Verrall in a boating accident on the Coorong is described by a friend and fellow veteran as "like losing another brother".

Residents in one of Australia's most famous gold rush towns are divided over plans to explore for the precious metal beneath its streets, amid record prices for gold which have injected new life into Coolgardie.

Tim Griffin, the Austin Hospital nurse who blew the whistle about what he believed was medical negligence, has died.

A racehorse brought to Australia for the 2016 Spring Carnival has been euthanased after falling in a jumps race in south-west Victoria.

Sam Bloomfield makes medieval-inspired armour and art in a process he says is a bit like dressmaking — only with metal, not cloth.

Buskers are being accused of antisocial behaviour in Darwin's CBD and the council has responded by revoking licenses for two months.

A self-styled daredevil who taught himself rocket science in a bid to prove the Earth is flat dies after crashing his homemade rocket in California.

A motorcyclist dies in a crash near Port Pirie, another man dies following a crash in Finniss, while the Sturt Highway is closed after a collision near Waikerie.

The bodies of two climbing partners who fell to their deaths from a remote cliff face in South Australia's Flinders Ranges were discovered with the help of an aerial drone, one of the men's friends has revealed.

The actor, who became an Australian household name through shows such as The Sullivans and Matlock Police, won five silver Logies and also helped set up Brisbane's first AFL team.

An 80-year-old woman dies in hospital after succumbing to injuries she suffered when falling out of her vehicle in the car park of a hotel on Thursday morning.

A toddler has died in an Adelaide hospital after suffering horrific burns in a house fire in Port Augusta in South Australia's Mid-North last week.

A high school in the Hunter region is offering counselling for students and staff who saw a student fatally struck by a bus while riding his bike to school.

The NSW Government admits "safety risks" exist at a light rail intersection in Newcastle where a cyclist died earlier this year, while also raising questions about tram projects in Sydney's CBD and Parramatta.

An inquest has heard that a New South Wales teen spent a week in agony after being diagnosed with gastroenteritis, rather than the ruptured appendix that led to his death.

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He established some of Australia's best-known national parks and fought for World Heritage listings across the globe. But for the late Peter Hitchcock, conservation was no walk in the park.

Following the recent Hendra virus outbreak, an equine vet is encouraging horse owners to vaccinate their animals against the deadly bat-borne disease.