Melburnians marked Australia Day in varied ways, some attending a protest advocating a change to the date and others enjoying the summer weather on a long weekend.Police were out in force around the CBD as tens of thousands of people marched through the streets at an Invasion Day rally and a few dozen staged a counter-protest in support of the day.

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Rain is likely to affect areas from Mackay through to Cairns in a weather pattern that brings rain day after day, while southeastern Australia endures a lengthy spell of extreme heat from this weekend. Low pressure is developing off northeast Queensland that should persist for the rest of the week and across the weekend.

With temperatures in parts of the state, including Melbourne, set to soar to 42 degrees, locals took advantage of the warm morning by heading to the beach. But, true to Melbourne's unpredictable nature, storms quickly rolled in.

Athletics Australia is rebranding to "Australian Athletics" - a move that might appear subtle to most people but which the sports federation said would provide a "bold, new identity" to allow it to capitalise on a golden era ahead.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

Drake aka the Boy has officially arrived in Australia ahead of his highly anticipated Anita Max Win Tour, set to kick off February 9 in Melbourne. Drizzy teased his arrival over t

More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women's team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals.

Tens of thousands of Australians protested over the treatment of Indigenous people on Sunday as the country celebrated a national holiday marking the 1788 arrival of British colonisers.

Australia will host Fiji in Newcastle on July 6 in what will be the Wallabies' sole warmup before taking on the touring British and Irish Lions, Rugby Australia said on Tuesday.It will be the first time Fiji have played in Australia since 2017,

Australia has been grappling with a spate of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war in late 2023.

Archaeologists and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are shedding new light on a series of enigmatic earth rings located in southeastern Australia.