Melbourne's new Westgate Tunnel has officially opened to traffic, surprising drivers who weren't expecting the launch until 7am when it actually began operating at 2:30am.

A private search party in Tasmania has discovered a mobile phone belonging to missing Belgian tourist.

Two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria by a lone Islamic State gunman, with three other service members wounded in the attack.

A security guard hired by the English cricket team repeatedly pushed and shoved a 7NEWS camera operator at Brisbane Airport as the team prepared to travel to Adelaide for the next Ashes test.

The Albanese government is adding almost $5 billion to its home battery subsidy programme over four years while introducing a tiered support model that reduces subsidies for larger batteries.

A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Chornomorsk struck a civilian tanker, creating a massive fireball and damaging three Turkish-owned vessels.

The US Department of Justice has released 95,000 images from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, showing the convicted paedophile with ...

Melbourne police conducted a four-day operation across western suburbs, recovering 14 stolen cars and arresting 37 people for ...

The West Gate Tunnel opens to the public after 10 years of construction, billions in investment and 62 million hours of work.

A Dandenong factory was firebombed in an early morning attack when a car was driven through the entrance, taking firefighters ...

Three offenders spray-painted offensive anti-police slogans on a building in South Melbourne around 4am on York Street, with ...

Diners have been left in shock as a car smashed into a busy restaurant after knocking down a woman at Campbelltown.