Saltwater, survival backstroke and sheer mind over matter may have helped the teenager save his family, experts say * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An Australian 13-year-old who swam 4km (2.49 miles) to shore and then ran 2km (1.24 miles) to get help for his stranded family has been described as “superhuman”. Experts say Austin Appelbee’s feat of endurance exceeded the limits of what is normally perceived as possible. So how was the teenager able to save the day, and is there any precedent for it? Continue reading...

Melody Wehipeihana was dropping her kids off at school when she pulled over to see what a crowd had gathered to look at in a puddle outside a Northern Territory pub.

Almost $65,000 raised to support treatment of Scott, who confronted Joel Cauchi alone during the April 2024 Westfield attack * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Amy Scott, the police officer who heroically pursued and shot the perpetrator of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack, has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form of breast cancer”. Joel Cauchi killed six people in a mass stabbing attack on 13 April 2024 at the Bondi Westfield, wounding another 10. Continue reading...