Antisemitic graffiti, explosives decried. MELBOURNE, Australia -- Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian pol

Authorities in southeast Australia have issued evacuation orders as bushfires caused by lightning strikes earlier this week in western Melbourne continue to spread.

A heavy police presence is expected outside the funeral of slain Melbourne gangland figure Suleiman “Sam” Abdulrahim on Thursday.

Rugby Australia wants Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's signature on a contract extension by the start of the Super Rugby competition on Feb. 14, Chief Executive Phil Waugh said on Thursday.

Renters are finally able to breathe a sigh of relief as the sting comes out of the majority of Australia’s rental market – though prices were still up higher than inflation.

Melburnians marked Australia Day in varied ways, some attending a protest advocating a change to the date and others enjoying the summer weather on a long weekend.Police were out in force around the CBD as tens of thousands of people marched through the streets at an Invasion Day rally and a few dozen staged a counter-protest in support of the day.

A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women's Ashes test on Thursday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October.

Fiona Allan has left Opera Australia in the latest spin of the managerial revolving door at the nation’s biggest arts company.

April might be when it starts to cool down outside but John Summit is keeping things hot with a big return to our shores for a couple of exclusive shows.

Sydney will take centre stage at Rugby World Cup 2027 while a embarrassing situation where Melbourne could have been completely overlooked for even a single match was only avoided by late night talks 48 hours out from the deadline.

Athletics Australia is rebranding to "Australian Athletics" - a move that might appear subtle to most people but which the sports federation said would provide a "bold, new identity" to allow it to capitalise on a golden era ahead.