Wildlife specialists say a “corn snake zone” exists in Western Sydney, with thousands being kept as exotic pets despite being prohibited.
Increasingly, the exotic pet is also being found in Queensland, particularly in the south east.
North Queensland police are hunting for a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman over their alleged abduction of a 14-year-old boy near Mackay.
Queensland police have charged a 22-year-old woman with murder following the death of a two-year-old boy in Rockhampton.
Western Australia's hardline approach to managing its Omicron outbreak has forced hundreds of school students into isolation just days into the first term.
Sports fans are doing their bit to protect the Great Barrier Reef by reducing the number of cigarette butts going into waterways from the Cowboys stadium in Townsville.
A Northern Territory government minister has COVID-19 and is isolating as the region posted another 970 new infections.
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The master of a cargo ship that lost 50 containers overboard off NSW will face trial charged with taking a vessel to sea while unseaworthy.
Australian children and teens are dealing with rising anxiety about climate change but adults can ease the mental burden, a new paper suggests.
A seven-month-old girl is in an Adelaide hospital in a critical condition with meningococcal disease.
Former NRL player Brett Finch is among eight men charged over alleged involvement in a child sexual abuse chat line.
A Victorian woman who pleaded guilty to killing a baby has been granted bail to reappear before court later this month.
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced childcare workers in the state will need to have at least one COVID-19 vaccination by January 8.