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.

Why were these emus banned from an Australian outback pub? 

Australian police say Chinese students in Sydney are being targeted in a kidnapping scam forcing them to pay ransoms to fraudsters.

Chinese students in Australia targeted in 'virtual kidnapping' scam

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the country will consider restricting the number of people allowed to return as parts of Melbourne enter strict lockdown for six-weeks. 

Australia mulls restricting returning citizens amid rise in Covid-19 cases

Alex Pullin, known as 'Chumpy', was Australia’s flag-bearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and competed in three Olympics.

World champion snowboarder Alex Pullin dies aged 32 

The virus has been spreading at an alarming rate in Australia’s second-largest city.

Australia's second largest city in 'hard lockdown' 

Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 Women’s World Cup.


Australia and New Zealand to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup

Drone footage released by marine biologists shows a bale of 64,000 sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.


Drone footage captures world's largest gathering of green sea turtles

The 60-year-old was given first aid for serious injuries to his left leg but died at the scene.

Surfer dies after being attacked by 10ft shark in New South Wales

Casey Donovan headlined the performance in a car park of around 40 vehicles. 