AUSTRALIA

Charlie Fry was surfing in New South Wales when a shark bit his shoulder. The 25 years old managed to escape by punching the animal in the face before driving off to the hospital.

Australians voted to name the last vessel in Sydney's ferry fleet Boaty McBoatface - but the name was changed slightly to avoid a "double up" in monikers.

A 54-year-old man died after he fell into a woodchipper at a property in Queensland, Australia. He and two others were believed to have been helping their neighbor clear trees.

England face an uphill task to regain the Women's Ashes despite securing a draw in the one-off Test against Australia.

Police found the mutilated body of a koala which had its ears cut off. Police say have called the incident "troublesome and disgusting."

A four-year-old girl from Melbourne was re-united with her puppy after robbers had a bout of conscience.

Activists from Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance (WACA) scaled Sydney Opera House to protest treatment of refugees at Australian detention centre on Manus Island

Hundreds of artificial intelligence (AI) experts are hoping to ban the weaponisation of autonomous technology, warning that it could become the "third revolution in warfare."

A 52-year-old woman rammed her Toyota Kluger into the demountable classroom of Banksia Road Public School in Sydney, but police believe it was unintentional.

The cockatoos have been sharpening their beaks and have "developed a liking" for the cables. The total repair bill could rise as high as $2m.

Facebook says that it has the technology to stop revenge porn from appearing on its social networks – but only if users upload them to its Messenger service. Yes, really.

Hundreds of bees gather on a parked motorbike in the business district, where the queen bee had settled.

Jemma Victoria Lilley and Trudi Clare Lenon murdered 18-year-old Aaron Pajich and buried him in a shallow grave, covering it with concrete and tiles.

Three men Craig Levy, 36, Ryan Smart, 37, and Jason Colton, 41 were charged with the murder of Ramis Jonuzi who paid $30 to stay at the East Brighton home.

Refugees and asylum seekers detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have been ordered to leave as Australian immigration centre is scheduled to close.

Police in Perth, Australia, are hunting a man who allegedly harassed a supermarket worker before then taking a picture up her skirt.

The student was honoured to receive the award, but couldn't accept it based on the views of the Liberal MP.

The teenage victim has a mild intellectual disability and her verbal skills are of an eight-and-a-half-year-old.

The man was bitten on the foot and was bleeding profusely, but is said to be in a stable condition at a hospital.

A New South Wales man who removed transgender woman's testicle in a hotel room as part of a "backyard" gender reassignment operation has been spared jail in Australia.

A gardener from Brisbane, Australia watches on as a snake hangs from a tree and attempts to eat a possum.