In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

economists were warning of 20 per cent house price falls. But the property market defied the gloom. It’s likely most Gen Zs won’t be able to buy property in Sydney unless they get help from ...

With the federal election rapidly approaching, it is an unfortunate reality that the nation’s anti-Semitism crisis will be ...

The 56-year-old woman was incoherently shouting as she stood feet away from her burning home as one firefighter ... face in a bathroom before fleeing the house, as to disguise the true condition ...

Friday night's fire at a house on Kelowna's Centennial Crescent was started from a burning mattress, according to the Kelowna Fire Department. In a press release, Platoon Captain Corrie Lang said ...

Firefighters say the family left incense burning when they left for the movies. The incense holder caught fire and filled the house with smoke. No serious damage inside the home and nobody was hurt.

Local feed dealer Bruce Woerner once told me about the time he was drinking coffee with his buddies at the local diner. One member of the group always kept his nose in the newspaper, so Bruce decided ...

When Whakatāne man Aze Cooper heard the word “fire” on Thursday night, he sprang into action, throwing water on the flames and rescuing his neighbours from their burning house. Cooper said he ...

New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson speaks to the media at a press conference in Sydney (Picture: Getty) Become a member Donate Today ...

A fire that severely damaged a Sydney Street apartment building on March 5 has been determined accidental, caused by "careless use of a candle," says a spokesperson for the City of Charlottetown.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - One person jumped from a burning abandoned house in Bangor Monday morning. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a propane gas explosion caused of the fire but they don’t ...