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All yours: Take a sneak peek at this private hideaway island
Discover Tasmania's wild and rugged Satellite Island, complete with seawater hot tubs.

Neighbour of Queensland police killers makes big claim
The neighbour who lost her husband has hit back at a big accusation about the killers.

At least five trespassed after pitch invaders mar Warriors win
It comes after a season in which the league stated it would review its security policies.

Sydney man lost control, killed ‘aggressive’ wife
A man who fatally strangled his wife in the garage of their home has been sentenced.

‘Open the gate’: Drivers explode after half-hour Aussie carpark traffic jam
A video shows a long line of cars inside a Gold Coast carpark due to a payment dispute.

Smart or shifty? Aussie cricket team exploiting rules loophole
Steve Smith has sparked a host of online discussion with the controversial tactic.

‘A stupid mistake’: Family of baby filmed sucking on a vape break their silence
The aunts of the baby inhaling vapour from an e-cigarette have broken their silence.

Tāne Māori in Australia share stories from Downunder on new podcast
A new podcast features Māori in Australia telling their stories - the Māori way.

Woman's wild defence after driving fine
A mother who received a fine for texting while driving has used an unusual defence.

10 Top family travel spots in NZ and Australia
Impressing your kids doesn’t have to mean jetting off to a distant locale.

Actor dropped from Australian show over ‘indecent act’ on flight
The Belarusian actor was charged with indecent act towards another passenger.

Australia vs New Zealand: Who has better beaches?
Summer has been tepid but the competition was hot in a recent ranking.

'Helping out': Man used orange cones to divert traffic away from drink-drive checkpoint
Cooper Couch admits he was 'pretty wasted' when he decided to divert motorists.

Mum could be first Australian woman to face death row in US
Lisa Marie Cunningham is charged with killing her seven-year-old stepdaughter.

Ceiling collapses on Kiwi woman in Queensland
Woman suffered several injuries and now also experiences nightmares and sleeplessness.

Horrific diagnosis after 28yo felt ‘seasick’
Tori Dent has been left unable to walk, talk or smile after a devastating diagnosis.

Mum ‘stumped’ by kindy lunch box letter
She received a letter outlining why her son’s kindy banned a major food group.

Woman reveals her seven-day sex diary
She committed to having sex seven days in a row... she didn’t tell her boyfriend.

Queensland croc attack: Why man ignored warning signs
Bizarre theory behind why a man entered croc-infested waters.

No more monitoring allowed for sex offender who targeted multiple women since deportation from Australia
The 51-year-old narrowly averted an indefinite sentence five years ago.

Why no one will publish Virginia Giuffre's memoir
Giuffre accused the late Jeffrey Epstein of forcing her to have sex with the Duke of York.

Hotel review: Tasmania’s Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge
This lodge is perfect for those who want to enjoy the outdoors but come home to comfort.

The possible trigger that caused rottweilers to attack Sydney newborn
Experts have contested claims the dogs attacked the baby "without reason".

Australian man pleads guilty to killing gay American man in 1988
Police say the conviction vindicated the Johnson family’s long fight for justice.

The Outback town where it rains fish
It has rained fish in an arid Outback community – for the fourth time in 50 years.

'There was blood everywhere': Aussie dad killed in New Caledonia shark attack
The four-metre-long tiger shark attacked the man while he was swimming in Noumea.

Neighbours reported rottweilers to council before baby mauled to death
Mia Jade Riley was asleep in her bassinet at grandfather’s home when the attack occurred.

Opinion: Truth behind MAFS cheating scandal
A controversial MAFS groom is making waves and there’s a wild truth behind his cheating.

‘Mind-blown’: Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies
One galaxy could contain as many stars as our Milky Way, but is 30 times more compact.