An Australian man who kidnapped, drugged, and raped a German backpacker has been sentenced to nine years in prison for an attack that has drawn comparisons to the grisly horror film Wolf Creek.

An Irish nurse convicted of raping another woman in Australia is expected to walk free tomorrow.

A JURY has retired to determine whether a woman was raped by an Irish- woman at popular Brisbane nightspot last year.

PAULINE Hanson, the former right-wing Australian politician, was jailed for three years yesterday for fraudulently setting up her One Nation party and illegally using electoral funds.

The families of 15 backpackers who were killed in an Australian hostel fire three years ago are to sue the owners and government officials for negligence, their lawyer said today.