Affable is not usually a word associated with Wayne Bennett.But England star Jermaine McGillvary claims Bennett has been a social hit with the players ahead of the rugby league World Cup, regularly spotted sitting at the back of the team bus sharing yarns.

Growing up in the Waikato, Te Maire Martin knew only rugby union - until a chance acquaintance with the 13-a-side code changed his life.

Wildlife officers knew early on which croc was responsible for killing 79-year-old far north Queensland grandmother Anne Cameron.

Queensland authorities believe three young children who went missing from Brisbane last month may be using public transport with a man and woman.

A German tourist who was in Australia less than a day is undergoing surgery after being assaulted by a gang behind a string of Sydney robberies and assaults.

A young Melbourne man who groomed a 15-year-old girl on Facebook and Snapchat is "mortified" that his "desires and flirtatiousness" got out of control, a court has been told.

ANZ will sell its superannuation and some financial planning businesses to financial services group IOOF for $975 million as it continues to weigh how best to offload life insurance.

The parents of two little girls have been charged with leaving them home alone north of Newcastle after a four-year-old was found wandering a road after midnight.

Wayne Bennett has indicated he will settle for England being competitive against Australia in the opening Rugby League World Cup match.

More than 300 people were killed in the weekend truck bombing in Somalia's capital and scores remain missing, authorities say.