A Chinese jet fighter has dropped flares in front of an Australian Navy helicopter in international waters, in an incident Defence Minister Richard Marles has condemned as unprofessional and unacceptable.9News can reveal the near-catastrophic incident occurred about 7.30pm (AEST time) on Saturday during a routine operation in the Yellow Sea off South...

An urgent police search is under way for two brothers after a fatal stabbing in Melbourne's south-east over the weekend.A 30-year-old man was killed after an argument broke out at a home in Ormond about 1am yesterday, and a 22-year-old man was seriously injured.Police are now searching for brothers - Abhijeet Abhijeet, 26, and Robin Gartan, 27 - in...

Legendary Australian actor Brian Wenzel has died at the age of 94.It is understood the Logie winner, known for his role as Frank Gilroy in A Country Practice, died in a nursing home in South Australia weeks before his 95th birthday on May 24."It is with great sadness that we remember the life of beloved Australian actor Brian Wenzel," his agent Jennifer...

A new video of the sun's surface has captured an eruption bigger than the size of Earth.The European Space Agency recently shared footage of the sun's "ever-changing landscape", which was filmed by its Solar Orbiter in September last year.It showed golden hair-like structures of gas emerging from inside the sun, which can reach heights of up to 10,000...

It's been a feature of phone coverage for decades, but in the coming months, all of Australia's 3G networks will have been switched off, impacting millions of devices across the nation.The shutdown began late last year when Vodafone became the first telco to switch off its 3G network, but Telstra has now announced its shutdown date has been delayed...

The owners of a 10-month-old puppy that was killed by their teenage neighbour have had to sell up their family home and move after feeling unsafe.The 14-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged in August with stealing the dog and willfully ill-treating it – by throwing it off a balcony and hitting it over the head with a metal...