A tweet issued on the official page of the US military command in charge of the country's nuclear arsenal had many on social media confused.

A festival due to draw thousands of revellers to Byron Bay amid growing fears of a COVID-19 outbreak in the area has been cancelled.

An Australian beer giant plans to help power its operations with extra energy from household rooftop solar systems - and will pay home owners with liquid gold.

Trespassing charges laid against former Greens leader Bob Brown over two anti-logging protests in Tasmania were "misconceived", a court has been told.

A gas supplier has been fined more than half a million dollars after an explosion caused a worker and a woman serious burns at her home next door to a public school in the NSW Hunter Region.

Queensland is defending its decision to withhold vaccines to ensure healthcare workers receive their second dose, claiming there has been no certainty of supply from the commonwealth.

Victorians are being urged not to gather wild mushrooms, as two poisonous varieties have started growing across the state.

South Australia has eased some COVID-19 restrictions despite the growing virus outbreak in Queensland.

Australians on Easter road trips can find welcome relief via a map listing the nation's public dunnies.

A Gold Coast mother accused of murdering her two adult children with disabilities for insurance payouts has been committed to stand trial.