The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rises to 81, as the Chinese Government announces $12.8 billion in funding to curb the spread of the virus.

There is hope a photographic study of close to 1,000 whale sharks in the Ningaloo Reef area may lead to changing practices of marine vessels on shipping routes.

Teen newcomer Billie Eilish wins all four of the major gongs, as news of basketball player Kobe Bryant's death casts a dark cloud over the Grammy Awards.

The financial complaints watchdog is warning victims of the recent bushfires about potentially dodgy "middlemen" offering to broker quick payouts with insurance companies.

Linda Royal's family escaped the Holocaust under true, incredible circumstances — but she's choosing fiction to get their saviour's story out into the world.

A million Australians head to Bali every year, so Indonesia's Government has put together an ambitious new plan to develop 10 other idyllic beaches, mountains and historic towns into your next holiday destination.

New details come to light about how tragedy struck a mine worker on Tasmania's west coast — and who was working with him at the time.

It has been almost a week since golf ball-sized hail pummelled Canberra, but thousands of damaged cars are still waiting to be towed away and repaired, raising doubts as to whether one of the largest insurance companies in the country has the resources to deal with a disaster of this scale.

After losing her husband in 2019, country music singer Felicity Urquhart has taken out six awards at the 2020 Golden Guitars in Tamworth.

The world's largest rock lobster exporter has halted production as the coronavirus shuts down Chinese New Year celebrations.

Darwin alderman Andrew Arthur says "people will be distraught" and guarantees protests will take place if the impending sale of Little Mindil results in the loss of public access to the land.

A White House trade adviser says the 86-page agreement is being translated and double checked ahead of the Chinese Vice-Premier's visit to Washington.

From velcro polyester to leather, designer or discount, wallets have long been the handy sidearm carrying our cards, cash and collection of half-stamped coffee cards. But all that is changing.

Crystals might be popular among practitioners of new-age spiritualism, but there are concerns some stones could be sourced from mines with dubious records.

From the unveiling of our first ever glimpse at a black hole to the 'Egg Boy' phenomenon, 2019 has truly been a wild ride for humanity. But beneath the headlines were some stories that, for better or worse, you just couldn't scroll past. Can you guess the most clicked on articles of this year?

A driver education program that helped older South Australian motorists stay safer behind the wheel has been scrapped by the State Government as the state's road toll climbs to its highest in a decade.

Investing in gold and high-risk shares and selling the family home before they intended to are some of the ways retirees are trying to stay afloat as paltry returns on cash deposits force them to reassess their finances.

Properties in Melbourne and Sydney are selling for $100,000 to $200,000 above the advertised price, which buyers say is underquoting, but real estate agents say is due to market gains.

Against all manner of difficulties, including slowing domestic and global economies, the ASX has powered back over some rough patches and scandal to put on 21 per cent. Stephen Letts looks at how it unfolded.

A sleepy lizard road sign, inspired by a seven-year-old animal lover, pops up in a South Australian national park and is catching on elsewhere in the state.