Australia

Geoffrey John Busch has been living freely in Australia despite the U.S. deeming him a fugitive in 2015 and the FBI placing him on its most-wanted list in 2018.

The first victim to take publicly speak out against Jeffrey Epstein, who she says sexually abused and trafficked her to Prince Andrew at 17, died by suicide.

An American influencer was lambasted for separating a baby wombat from its desperate mother during a trip to Australia.

The rock went largely unnoticed for 20 years until the school, in Queensland's rural Banana shire, asked paleontologist Anthony Romilio to examine a cluster of three-toed track marks.

An Australian politician apologized after calling J.D. Vance a "knob" to reporters, clarifying that the remark was meant to be lighthearted.

A television reporter at Australia's Rundle Mall was robbed live on air while covering a crime story.

Fourteen members of an Australian cult were sentenced for the death of an 8-year-old girl after they denied her insulin at the urging of their leader.

A father in Australia recounted the horrifying moment he found the body of his daughter after she never returned from walking her dog.

An Australian couple flying with Qatar Airways was forced to sit next to a deceased passenger in their row for four hours.

An Australian hospital is investigating two nurses, who were suspended after a clip of them threatening to kill Israeli patients while in an argument with an Israeli content creator went viral on social media.

An Australian man pleaded guilty to strangling his estranged wife to death while giving her a neck massage on Valentine's Day.

Australian Open fans confronted Alexander Zverev after his defeat to Jannik Sinner in the men's singles final, with one heckler shouting, "Australia believes Olga and Brenda," referencing Zverev's ex-girlfriends who accused him of domestic abuse.

A cruise company was forced to apologize after employees dressed up as "upside down snow cones" were mistaken for KKK members in videos shared online.

A New Zealand family's cat, Mittens, endured an unexpected 24-hour journey in a plane's cargo hold after being mistakenly left on board.

An Australian woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly poisoning her infant child, then pretending that the child had a severe illness in order to boost social media attention.

The Australian actor talks about a lifetime of working on his American accent and the sequel to the film adaptation of the iconic video game franchise.

Rory Callum Sykes' mother said the hoses had no water and calls to 911 went unanswered as she sought to rescue him

A Melbourne woman gets annullment after she learned her social media prank wedding was, in fact, legally binding.

An alleged arson attempt went south when a suspect accidentally set their own pants on fire, according to Victoria Police.

A young hiker has been found after going missing in the Australian wilderness the day after Christmas, telling authorities that he survived by living off of two granola bars while he was missing.

An elderly Australian woman was hit and killed by her own car after exiting the vehicle following a collision.

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama announced plans to ban TikTok for a year, citing the platform's role in inciting violence and bullying among children.

Australia has repatriated the last five members of the "Bali Nine," a group convicted in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 18 pounds of heroin out of Indonesia.

A 6-year-old Australian boy's parents were arrested after allegedly lying about his cancer diagnosis to ask for donations to raise about $60,000.

A man charged with the brutal murder of his wife is accused of attacking her with a spear just months after a protective order for domestic violence was lifted.

Hundreds of vials containing deadly, live viruses and dangerous organisms went missing from an Australian laboratory in 2021, but no one noticed their disappearance until 2023, years after it occurred.

British OnlyFans star Lily Phillips has raised eyebrows with her plans to break the world record for the most sexual partners in 24 hours.

After feeling something crawling up her leg, an Australian driver looked down to discover one of the most venomous snakes in the world at her feet.

Australia's Senate passed legislation banning children under the age of 16 from using social media, marking the country as the nation with the world's strictest rules on the matter.

New Zealand has denied conservative commentator Candace Owens a visa, citing her history of inflammatory rhetoric.