The 2015 Melbourne Cup was one of the most memorable in the history of “the race that stops a nation”.

Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia’s newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs water or fertiliser.

Australian police are warning that Apple's much-maligned mapping application is stranding drivers headed to the southern city of Mildura in the middle of a remote state park.

At least eight people were killed and dozens more seriously injured when a train crashed into a lorry at a level crossing in Australia.