Mates make historic flight in hot air balloon over Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

A worker at WA's Cocklebiddy Roadhouse is shaken awake by a magnitude-4.7 earthquake in the early hours of Wednesday.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has headed to the NSW South Coast to rally disaffected Liberals as senior local party figures concede they need to rebuild voters' trust.

Former Test opener Ed Cowan says this two-Test series against Bangladesh could be make-or-break for some players, as the team looks ahead to a stacked 12-month period of Test cricket.

Criminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.

A high school American football practice is interrupted when a player finds he has been training with a venomous snake hiding inside his helmet. Watch the moment the serpentine visitor is extracted.

In a wideranging speech to the National Press Club, Andrew Bragg accuses the Morrison government of "madness" and says the major political parties have "buggered it up".