The Netherlands' entry in Eurovision was disqualified just hours before the grand final, as police investigate a threat allegedly made in a backstage incident.Joost Klein was a hot favourite to take out the international song contest but organisers booted him out as police investigate allegations of threats made to a Swedish police officer. There are...

A town is facing a mammoth clean-up after roofs were ripped from homes and community buildings were destroyed by a freak tornado in Western Australia's south west.Approximately 2000 homes are still without power after the 60-metre-wide tornado, with wind speeds of over 150 kilometres per hour, hit the Bunbury suburb of Withers about 4pm (6pm AEST)...

An Adelaide man has been arrested and is expected to be charged with murder after returning to Australia from Cambodia.Police allege the man was involved in the murder of Thea Kheav, who was stabbed to death at an 18th birthday party in Parafield Gardens, in Adelaide's north on December 1, 2007.The 36-year-old man was arrested by police at Melbourne...

Three teenagers have been charged after an alleged carjacking in Melbourne's west last night.Police allege a group of teenagers were picked up by a rideshare driver in a Mercedes SUV in Tarneit around 11pm.After the group were driven to Wilandra Drive where CCTV captured a teenager exiting the car, opening the driver's door and allegedly demanding the...

A 38-year-old woman who became lost while bushwalking on Friday morning was rescued in NSW's Blue Mountains today.A specialist search and rescue team located the woman near Katoomba about 10.30am, almost 24 hours after she was reported missing.The 15-person team was dispatched to locate the woman "in challenging conditions and heavy rain," NSW State...

WA police have arrested a man allegedly involved in a fight at the Westfield Carousel shopping centre in Perth.The centre was plunged into lockdown around 3.30pm on Friday, after a fight broke out between two men.Today police arrested a man, who they had been searching for overnight.READ MORE: Row between China and its neighbour intensifiesPolice...