A couple has lost their new home in Harcourt before spending their first official night there. It was one of 47 destroyed by an out-of-control grassfire that started in Ravenswood South on Friday ...

Bernard Tomic has cruised into the second round of Australian Open qualifying, defeating Hugo Dellien of Bolivia in straight sets. Elsewhere at Melbourne Park, several other Australians have won their ...

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An eastern states public health expert says "it's a mystery" why Western Australia is lagging behind the rest of the country ...

A major police operation at Summernats has resulted in 19 vehicle seizures, hundreds of traffic offences and multiple arrests ...