Three people have died after a catamaran capsized near Newcastle on the New South Wales coast. The accident occurred off Stockton Beach after the boat left Port Stephens on Thursday morning. A girl and a man rescued from the catamaran were found clinging onto the vessel before they were taken to Joh...

Fissures appeared in the ground throughout Ridgecrest, California, after two earthquakes on July 4 and 5 shook the area and caused “surface ruptures” and cracks in roads, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). This video shows Ridgecrest resident Erik Catlin lowering a long piece of wood ...

There are renewed calls to address the country's growing homeless crisis as research released by the Salvation Army found the issue is much worse than it was a decade ago. It found 75-per-cent of Australians would be willing to pay more tax if it meant those doing it tough could find somewhere to sl...

In a country so heavily dominated by so few banks, it’s hard to feel any independence when it comes to your credit card.

Labor Leader Anthony Albanese wants to bring forward debate on the Morrison government’s income tax cuts to Tuesday night given the urgency to lift the economy out of doldrums.