The teenager is among dozens of firefighters being recognised for their bravery and service to the community on International Firefighters Day.
After a week of heavy rain, NSW is bracing for more wet weather over the weekend prompting warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Wildlife authorities are urging people to stay away from a southern elephant seal named Neil who has frequented Tasmania's shores in recent years.
A Sydney construction boss maintains he was unaware hundreds of kilograms of MDMA were hidden inside an excavator when he purchased it at auction.
A former fisheries vessel has been bought from the Japanese government by anti-whaling activists for use in the Southern Ocean.
Poor sleep affects up to 90 per cent of people who suffer from chronic pain, but health practitioners rarely considered it a central part of their treatment.
Five net-free fishing zones have been given approval in northern Australia to the delight of marine conservationists.
Data from 4000 people who used Monash Health's family violence and sexual assault support units across two decades has been caught in a data breach.
Sven Lindemann, 52, has been told off by a judge after pretending to sob during a pre-sentence hearing where he admitted murdering his partner.
A woman left her elderly parents — one of whom has cancer and the other dementia — alone without food or medical care while she went away for a long weekend.
Flemington Racecourse's flood wall worsened the impact of flooding for about 240 homes when a major Melbourne river broke its banks in 2022.
A former Brisbane lawyer has faced court after he allegedly trafficked 120kg of cocaine disguised as frozen chicken products between states.
A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.
The husband of a woman fatally stabbed in a home invasion has watched footage of the violent attack for the first time, describing it as "traumatising".
A juvenile two-metre crocodile will be removed from the wild after exhibiting dangerous behaviour.
Aussie drivers have snapped up a record number of new vehicles in 2024 despite challenging economic conditions, with big and hybrid vehicles popular.
A man who allegedly murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been hit with new charges from before the woman's suspected killing.
Police are investigating whether three Irish nationals, charged over a spate of more than 60 burglaries over four months, are linked to a wider syndicate.
Detectives are searching for the attacker of a 22-year-old man, who was stabbed to death in Coffs Harbour.
A Sydney man allegedly behind a website purportedly threatening to leak one million identity records from NSW club patrons has been charged with blackmail.