The 78 Sri Lankans aboard the Oceanic Viking in port in Indonesia have declared that their "final decision" is to remain on the Australian ship. In handwritten letters thrown from the vessel, the Sri Lankans say they have rejected all offers made by...

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says allegations that Australian sailors engaged in a sex for money competition are disturbing. The Navy has confirmed four members of HMAS Success's company were removed from the ship in Singapore in May after female crew...

Classes will return to normal today at a school on the New South Wales north coast where students staged a mass walkout over the death of classmate. Jai Morcom, 15, died from head injuries suffered during a fight at Mullumbimby High School on Friday...

Australia has responded to Samoa's calls for help in the wake of a tsunami, which struck the group of Pacific islands early yesterday morning, killing at least 140 people, including four Australians. Three Australians and another with permanent...

Rescuers spent the night frantically trying to free victims from earthquake rubble in the Indonesian city of Padang ,as the United Nations said the death toll from Wednesday's quake had passed 1,000 people. United Nations humanitarian chief John...

Around 20 Egyptians were listed as missing after two passenger ferries collided in the Nile Delta north of the Egyptian capital, a provincial governor said.

WA welcomes a long-term gas deal that is being billed the largest sales contract for any Australian export industry.

Amanda Knox spent her first night behind bars as a convicted murderer after being found guilty of murdering her flatmate.

Police say they have found bodies believed to be those of two men on board a boat which capsized off the New South Wales south coast.

Sydney welcomed in the summer festival season with Homebake, led by rock heavyweights Powderfinger and Jet.