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Indonesian rescuers are racing to find victims in rough seas after five people died and dozens were left missing when a ferry ...

China's embassy in Fiji denies that Beijing wants a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands after Fijian ...

The new Mahindra XUV 3XO may lose the title of Australia's most affordable SUV next year after it receives upgrades to meet ...

Northern NSW Football will select All-Stars representative teams to play the Newcastle Jets in a double-header at Darling ...

Knights playmaker Jackson Hastings has remembered his late mum as his "rock" and "best friend" after she passed away this ...

After a 42-and-a-half-year stint at Girrinbai Community Preschool in Jewells, Ms Delve said goodbye to the classroom on ...

A man has died after contracting an extremely rare, rabies-like bat virus, the fourth death since its discovery almost 30 ...

Thousands of people have already filed insurance claims after a complex and powerful weather system pounded Australia's ...

Thailand's opposition parties will hold off launching a no-confidence vote against suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn ...

Princess Alira Wright, 6, uses her hands to see, and along with her mum, Rebecca, she felt the magic of Disney on Ice with a ...

Ben Turner, who owns 175 hectares in the Watagan Valley south of Cessnock, was asked during the hearing if he believed that ...