A South Australian father facing serious drug charges in Bali has apologised for his actions, his lawyer says.Troy Smith from Port Lincoln was holidaying with his wife, Tracey, in the tourist hotspot last week when police raided his room at a resort in Legian near Kuta.He was allegedly caught with methamphetamine.READ MORE: Lehrmann to pay Ten's costs...

An Adelaide mother and son have narrowly escaped a catastrophic house fire that erupted in the middle of the night.The incident unfolded when Bec Woolhouse was in the bathroom as flames engulfed the bedroom of her Blair Athol home. A smoke alarm jolted her sleeping son, Nic, awake, prompting a frantic escape from the fire.READ MORE: Lehrmann to pay...

The former licence holder of a pub in Newcastle has been banned from holding a liquor licence for two years after an intoxicated patron was served the equivalent of more than 35 standard drinks.Liquor and Gaming NSW found that a customer at the Gladstone Hotel in Stockton was served 22 schooners of beer and one shot, over six and a half hours on March...

A tornado has flipped cars and ripped roofs from homes and a recreation centre in Western Australia's south-west.At least 40 calls were made to emergency services after the tornado struck about 4pm in Bunbury, roughly two hours south of Perth.It's believed the tornado tore through a recreation centre with dozens of children inside in the southern suburb...

Victoria is experiencing an increase in COVID-19, influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases as the state heads into winter.Hospitalisations for people with COVID-19 have increased by 30 per cent in the last week, prompting a warning from authorities.Wastewater testing is also showing high levels of COVID-19 across the state.READ MORE:...

Some current and former customers of Brisbane-based non-bank home lender Firstmac were notified this afternoon that some of their details had been compromised in a "cyber incident".Firstmac said that as soon as the incident was detected, they took steps to secure their systems, and engaged cyber security experts."Unfortunately, our investigation has...