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US President-elect Donald Trump called Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a major departure from decades of US policy in Asia.

England coach Eddie Jones could have been afforded some time to celebrate a fourth consecutive win over his home country this year but quickly put the breaks on by saying he would not be completely satisfied until England won the World Cup.

Authorities are warning fuel loads bolstered by a mild, wet spring could see a catastrophic bushfire again strike the Perth Hills, where two blazes have already razed homes in the past decade.

The war of words between Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip and his Brisbane Roar counterpart John Aloisi erupted following their 1-1 draw.

The Port Adelaide Football Club says it is aware of reports one of its players was involved in two crashes at Norwood last night before fleeing the scene.

Authorities fear up to 40 people may have died after a massive fire broke out during a late-night party in a warehouse that housed artist studios in Oakland, California.

"We set our limit and stuck to it."

The organiser of an initiative which has cleared tonnes of plastic from in and around Queensland's Whitsunday Islands says she couldn't have done it without an army of volunteers.

Emergency services called in the early hours of Sunday morning after the vessel hit rocks

As the half-time siren sounds in the state's political arena, Farrah Tomazin evaluates the leaders,

Senior bankers are racing this weekend to piece together a highly complex, three-part rescue of the Italian Banca Monte dei Paschi de Siena, despite widespread expectations that a "No" vote in Sunday's constitutional referendum could scupper the deal.

More than half a year on from her seismic Logies Hall of Fame acceptance speech, Noni Hazlehurst's words continue to reverberate.

Decades of history will be remembered in the restored Children's Court at Surry Hills in Sydney.

An Italian backpacker has described how she nearly hitched a ride with alleged killer Pande Veleski just hours before he allegedly stabbed a tourist to death at an isolated road stop in the Northern Territory.

Savas Guven is not his only name – and his alter ego has a very different life story.

In many ways, the quirky community of Gnomesville is no different from any other property hot spot.

A diplomatically explosive phone call between president-elect Donald Trump and the president of Taiwan risks provoking a cold war between the United States and China with potentially catastrophic economic and security implications for the region and the world, according to Bob Carr

China has lodged a diplomatic protest after US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of diplomatic protocol by holding direct talks with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

New 'microgrid' to be built in Kalbarri WA aims to make power more reliable for regional communities.

Not for first time the 50-50 calls went against Australia although England are clearly the better side.

England have continued their dominance over the Wallabies, running out 37-21 winners at Twickenham on the back of a sensational second half from the hosts that will only deepen the wounds of a humiliating series loss in June.

A breakdown of how each Australian player performed in the Wallabies' 37-21 loss to England at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

By stumbling into one of the world's most fraught diplomatic disputes Donald Trump has again demonstrated he either knows or cares little about his new job.

Two women providing in-demand hairdressing services in far north Queensland take a 1,600km road trip every six weeks, working in halls, beer gardens and by the side of the road.

With many people in rural communities losing faith in the major two parties, One Nation is trying to register in Tasmania ahead of the next state election.

For Australia's wine producers, climate change is not a thing of the future but an issue to be dealt with right now.

A teenage driver has died after being thrown from his car in a high speed crash west of Melbourne.

Questions have been raised over Macquarie Bank's unsolicited bid to develop prime city airspace above the proposed Martin Place metro station.

The state's pollution watchdog has issued a warning to cruise ship operators after one of the world's biggest cruise lines was caught contaminating the ocean with waste.

Brazil's president on Saturday bestowed honours on the victims of an air crash as Air Force troops unloaded 50 coffins flown in overnight from Colombia, site of the disaster this week that killed 71 people and wiped out a soccer team.

A teenage pedestrian is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a truck in Sydney's west.

A man is due to appear in court over the alleged killing of a cat and arson in Bundaberg.

A teenage driver has died and two people are in hospital following a head-on collision on NSW's South Coast.

Chelsea came from behind to secure a 3-1 win at Manchester City and forge further clear at the top of the Premier League.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande agreed that a deal on Greece's bailout review must be reached by Monday, when euro zone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels, Tsipras' office said on Saturday.

A twin-engine Indonesian police plane went missing on Saturday with 15 people on board en route to the island of Batam, south of Singapore, police said.

Western Sydney Wanderers move back into the finals bracket after sealing a 4-1 rout of Central Coast Mariners despite playing the final third with 10 men.

The horrific head-on collision between a motorbike and a car that killed two men at Lane Cove in the early hours of Saturday morning has been caught on CCTV.

Australian diplomats are expected to lose some of their generous taxpayer-funded allowances under a review ordered by Julie Bishop.

Stalin, Churchill, Cicero, Harry Potter, Tintin and Awesome Man are on the reading lists of our federal politicians this summer – if they can find time between bingeing on The Crown, House of Cards and Shameless.

The man with a house next to Arthurs Seat chairlift praises its replacement, the Eagle cable car.

The Turnbull government's $200m innovation fund is finally up and running.

The police air wing and ground crews searched for boy who got lost in bushland on the outskirts of Ballarat on Saturday.

Tim Cartwright to oversee operational review into Ambulance Victoria's response to outbreak in Melbourne and Geelong.

US military veterans to meet with elders to determine how they can aide activists protesting a pipeline project near a Native American tribe's reservation.

Protesters have disrobed, partially, to push for the right to strip off completely on Queensland's famous beaches.

Judith Lucy returns to tell jokes at Woodford for the first time and to announce a tour for mid-2017 with good friend, Denise Scott.

Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar is fast becoming one of the biggest grudge matches in the A-League, and Saturday night's edgy, ill-tempered draw between the teams added another chapter in a rivalry that is becoming characterised by its niggle and spite.

Firefighters are battling a large fire at a factory in Dandenong South.

Canberra United launched a late charge to beat Adelaide on Saturday night, but had to settle for a 2-2 draw in their W-League clash.