Some 380 whales have died in Tasmania in the largest mass stranded ever recorded in Australia.

380 whales die in Australia's largest ever mass stranding

The man was brought to shore by surfers with critical injuries but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Third man killed by sharks on Australia's east coast in recent months

The controversial former Australian PM has been appointed to the UK’s new-look Board of Trade.

Abbott is 'a wrong appointment on every level', says Thornberry

Labour said it would be ‘completely unacceptable’ to give him the job because of his ‘offensive and outdated’ views.

PM defends Tony Abbott amid pressure to block trade appointment

The former Australian PM is in talks to become joint president of the relaunched Board of Trade but critics have raised numerous concerns.

Hancock denies trade role prospect Tony Abbott is homophobic

The country’s leader promised to make doses ‘as mandatory as you can’.

Australia orders 25 million doses of Oxford University coronavirus vaccine

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Mark Rapley says he reacted instinctively.

Australian man saves wife from shark attack with flurry of punches

Australia reported its highest number of deaths in a single day since the outbreak began, with a further 19 confirmed to have died in Victoria.

Australia suffers highest number of daily coronavirus deaths 

A"quarantine leak" has caused a huge surge of infection in Victoria. 

Australians in Victoria face $20,000 fines for breaking new lockdown rules

The men had been missing for nearly three days.

SOS in the sand saves missing men on uninhabited Pacific island 

Melbourne residents will only be allowed to shop and exercise within five km (three miles) of their homes.

Melbourne streets deserted after new coronavirus curfew imposed 

A sign tells surfers to leave once they have finished surfing at Bondi Beach in Sydney. April 28, 2020

A state of disaster has been declared in Victoria in Australia amid a "public health bushfire" caused by a surge of coronavirus cases.

Victoria declares state of disaster amid 'public health bushfire'

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus walk in the central business district in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

Residents in the state capital Melbourne and neighbouring districts have been on a six-week lockdown that is likely to be extended.

 Melbourne makes masks mandatory amid coronavirus spike in Victoria

The fly names all based on Marvel characters were assigned by Australian scientists. 

Marvelous: Loki, Deadpool and Thor - meet Australia's new fly species 

Australian Outback pub bans messy emus for ‘bad behaviour’

The emus were eager to steal food from people at the pub in Yaraka, a remote Queensland state outpost with a permanent population of 18.

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