Police officers and athletes have braved the winter chill for the annual polar plunge.

An ugly collision to the head forces Cronulla's Toby Rudolf to leave the field of play.

Reece Walsh powers over to score a match-winning try for the Broncos but is denied by the Bunker due to an obstruction.

A family of three have narrowly escaped a burning house in Perth, becoming the fourth home in just 48 hours to be lost to a blaze sparked by lithium-ion batteries.

Four Mexicans facing charges in relation to the killing of two Australian surfers had yet another preliminary hearing delayed as prosecutors talk about plea deal.