A MILDURA man who risked the lives of other motorists by speeding down the wrong side of the road while trying to escape police, will spend one month behind bars.

"Incredibly strong" winds are set to hamper efforts to contain a devastating bushfire in the Perth Hills that has destroyed 86 homes. No further properties were lost overnight but West Australian officials on Friday confirmed five more burnt-out homes were identified.

News weatherman Luke Bradnam was reporting from the Gold Coast when he jumped into action to help police with a grim recovery.

An investigation has failed to pinpoint the reason a coronavirus cluster emerged in a Brisbane hotel, but says it's likely it spread indirectly via surfaces.

Macquarie perch populations in northeast Victoria are getting a helping hand with the release of 55,000 fingerlings into four waterways. The stocking is funded by recreational fishing licence fees and the Victorian Government’s Target One Million plan that has been successful in getting more Victorian’s out on the water to …

DFES commissioner Darren Klemm has commended the efforts of the ‘noble’ firefighter seen on his knees in a gut-wrenching photograph which emerged from the Perth hills fires

A prostitution ring in Queensland has been busted, with police alleging young women were held captive and forced into sexual slavery.

Mayor Margaret Thomas confirmed the City’s position this afternoon. “As advised by the State Government, and pending no further local cases, the five-day lockdown for the Perth, Peel and South West regions will end at 6pm this evening with the Perth and Peel regions entering into a post-lockdown transition period …

From a man who claimed he was only dealing to his friends to a mum keeping track with a tick sheet, several Warwick residents have been convicted of drug dealing over the past month. Whether they're busted in a police raid or even a simple search of their mobile phone,

A South Australian truck driver who killed a Victorian cyclist in a hit-and-run crash has been sentenced to four years jail with a non-parole period of two years, five months.