Queensland

"They were punching us. They were kicking us," the victim recounted. "We were both down on the ground. We weren't able to defend ourselves."

"We simply believe that human life must be prioritised over the lives of sharks," head of the state government of Queensland, Australia, said.

"I slid about 20 foot, cartwheeled then slammed into the rock then landed in the creek at the bottom," the hiker said,

The case follows the death of Sam Ballard, who recently died from rat lungworm after eating a garden slug for a dare at a party.

Australian Senator Fraser Anning is said to have hit the teenager after he egged him.

The spotted python survived the 9,300-mile journey.

Recent heavy rain in Australia has washed sediment and harmful chemicals into rivers that flow into the sea where the reef is located.

More rain is forecast—and locals have been warned that crocodiles may leave raging rivers and go to suburban streets.

The carpet python named Nike is recovering at a veterinary clinic after being found near death by animal handlers.

Staff in Australia are being urged to go on strike.

There has been a spate of shark attacks in north Queensland.

Surf Life Saving Queensland described the stings as an "epidemic."

Chris Dawson, 70, is suspected of murdering his wife in 1982.

"We all know we are going to go at some time or other but we don't want to be reminded," one resident said.

The 8-foot attacker was later identified as a great white shark.

Devout Christian Graham Morant planned to use his wife's life insurance payout to build a religious commune in preparation for the rapture.

He will be sentenced in February.

"Often they get into wall cavities, or places you can't see or get to," Tony Harrison said.

He was planning to build a religious commune with the cash.

Aerial footage shows the 300-meter hole that appeared overnight.

The image of Ron McCartney taken before he died has gone viral.

Pauline Hanson had already booked a European cruise before the senate seat was vacated, so she sent 50 cardboard doppelgängers out on the campaign trail.

The Malanda Millaa Millaa Road was only recently repaired, but it did not hold up well in the sun.

Grocery store employees are dealing with verbal and physical abuse.

Entire Australian town with tennis court and helipad hits market for a price lower than a house in Brisbane.

Ayla Cresswell found the body of her partner Joshua Davies after he took his own life in August 2016.

The Queensland woman, who was not named, reportedly screamed for the majority of the roughly two-hour flight.

The struggle took place in the backyard of a house in Queensland, Australia.

Brian Duncan, 60, had been on an afternoon walk when he came across the reptilian terrors.

People in Noosaville are posting images of the dramatic outbreak.