Erin Patterson, 50, appeared in person at the Victorian Supreme Court for a hearing ahead of her upcoming trial.

Felix Turinui sets up the game winning try on his Randwick first grade debut against Japan under-23.

Police crews have lifted a car from the Paramatta River after a dreadful fishing trip accident which saw a man lose his life.

Education Minister Ben Carroll has axed the VCAA board and named a new CEO in the wake of the VCE exam scandal.

Health and housing were the focus on the campaign trail today with both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton zeroing in on key seats.

The Australian government is seeking "clarification" following reports Russia has lodged a request to base long-range aircraft in Indonesia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

A grandmother has been killed in a reckless, targeted drive-by shooting at Ambervale in Sydney’s south-west.

Julia Pound is a high school teacher from Melbourne.

Japan under-23 coach Eddie Jones returns to Coogee Oval to play against Randwick.

Gout Gout realises the wind reading for the open-age 200-metre final was marginally illegal.

A herd of elephants at a San Diego zoo sprang into action to protect their young after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake.

The opposition leader says it would be a "catastrophic failure of diplomatic relations" if Penny Wong and Anthony Albanese weren't warned about Jakarta's plan.