SYDNEY March 2 - Human remains discovered on a major road artery north of Sydney were run over by several cars, scattering body parts over the road.

Three women who were given organs from a man who had hepatitis B and a rat-borne virus died a few weeks after receiving the transplants, a court has heard.

SYDNEY March 2 - Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says it's okay for the community to be angry over the carbon tax, but senior Labor figures say the coalition is deliberately taking the debate into da

SYDNEY March 2 - As the death toll from Christchurch's deadly quake reaches 160, New Zealanders have been warned they may not be strolling the city's CBD until Christmas.

Economic growth is likely to accelerate smartly after an anticipated downturn from this summer's natural disasters, which will need to be managed through higher interest rates, economists say.

Heavy rain across north Queensland is providing a temporary reprieve from an outbreak of dengue fever, but authorities have warned locals not to be complacent.

Ian Ludlow watched in awe as the wind peeled the roof off a large two-storey Anglican boarding lodge during a fierce storm that tore through Perth's east.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of flash flooding across Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria after a massive deluge produced up to half a metre of rain in 24 hours.

Cave divers are widening underwater channels so they can begin the slow process of retrieving the body of a woman who died in South Australia's Tank Cave.

The federal government has defended its decision not to extend exceptional circumstances (EC) funding for a large chunk of southeastern Australia.