Conditions ease south-west of Perth but residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day have been told the threat remains ...

Australia resume their second innings after a frenetic opening to the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Join our writers for updates ...

Country’s foreign minister says his president signed off on US air attack – key US politics stories from 26 December at a glance ...

Australia dismissed for 152 before skittling England for 110 and surviving a single second-innings over on a frenetic Boxing Day at the MCG ...

Master Lock Comanche takes narrow lead over reigning champion while Wild Thing 100 is forced to retire from the 80th running of race ...

Beachgoers from the Tweed to Batemans Bay have been asked to be on the lookout – and every nest reported to TurtleWatch NSW will be protected ...

Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader ...

Some of the biggest names in Ashes cricket have attacked the state of the MCG pitch after a record crowd saw 20 wickets fall on a Boxing Day blowout in Melbourne ...

Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian ...

As part of the Guardian’s Against the tide series, readers aged 18 to 30 share what they love about living in their coastal town, the challenges and why they often choose to leave ...

President’s professed satisfaction with his cabinet may be a reflection of how difficult it would be to get a replacement confirmed ...

Strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities took place on Christmas Day in country’s north-west ...