South Africa has been gripped by the mystery of whether a woman has, as claimed, actually given birth to 10 babies, in what would then be the world's first recorded case of decuplets.

Australian swimmer Maddie Groves has withdrawn from the Olympic trials while taking a swipe at "misogynistic perverts in the sport".

The "prime mover" of an interstate gun-running scheme has been jailed, but at least 60 of the firearms he trafficked are still circulating in the criminal underground.

A popular Tasmanian tourist spot is among 51 areas set to receive improved mobile phone coverage under a federal government plan.

STATE OF ORIGIN I AT A GLANCE* RESULT: NSW 50 (Tom Trbojevic 3, Brian To'o 2, Latrell Mitchell 2, Daniel Saifiti tries; Nathan Cleary 7 cons, 1 pen goal, Latrell Mitchell 1 con) bt Queensland 6 (Kurt Capewell try; Valentine Holmes con) at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

Melbourne's two-week coronavirus lockdown will end shortly, although residents still won't be able to venture far from their homes or into regional Victoria.

The NSW government's hospitality voucher scheme will be extended by an additional month to allow residents to use their full allocations.

Access to an encrypted online communication platform used by Australian organised crime figures was "like peering through a crystal ball" into their mindset and activities, according to NSW Police.

A foster father who murdered Gold Coast schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer claims he accidentally suffocated her when she tried to leave home after an argument.

Murder plots, weapon purchases and mass drug trafficking were openly discussed on an encrypted online platform used by Australian organised crime figures but secretly overseen by the US FBI, police say.