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Eight people have died and one man is feared dead due to heavy floods across Queensland and NSW.

Western powers have imposed financial sanctions on Russia, while also pledging to supply more weapons to Ukraine. Follow our rolling coverage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

As some parts of Brisbane stayed soaking under still-high river water, residents in Bardon — like others hit by the deluge down suburban creek catchments — were already at work.

The rain event was an example of a phenomenon just beginning to be understood by scientists.

More than 50,000 homes across the south-east were without power, while 15,000 insurance claims were made for properties across both Queensland and New South Wales.

Premier Mark McGowan says level two restrictions will be in place for about four weeks and are being brought in ahead of a predicted peak in cases in March.

Two men have died in separate tragedies in the past two days, bringing the toll to eight dead.

City of Melbourne pedestrian data showed foot traffic outside Flinders Street Station was up 31 per cent on the four-week average at 8am on Monday.

In a meeting on Monday, Treasurer Tim Pallas issued an ultimatum to developers, who the government wants to tax to pay for social housing.

Noel Leon cradles his three-month-old daughter in his arms. He and some others have been lucky enough to escape devastating floodwaters. But they fear for those left behind.

The Lismore levee was breached on Monday morning with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting river levels of 14 metres.

The deaths of four food delivery riders could be jointly investigated in a coronial inquest that would scrutinise the safety standards within the gig economy.

The new restrictions will take effect from March 3 when the state opens its borders to international and interstate travellers.

Police are appealing for information about the death of a baby who was sent home from Dubbo Base Hospital after doctors failed to check her X-ray results.

Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding was forecast, with areas including Springbrook, Mount Tamborine and Numinbah Valley to be impacted. 

The detective accused of sharing information about Dani Laidley’s arrest has had one of his charges withdrawn, but prosecutors argue the officer spread “salacious gossip” among friends that denied the former AFL coach her rights to privacy.

Lismore mayor Steve Krieg estimates hundreds of people are waiting on their roofs or inside roof cavities to be rescued, with waters still rising.

People were never going to rush back to the city on a rainy Monday, but things are “going in the right direction”.

The government has hit back at claims that prisoners were “one fence from freedom” during Sunday’s riot, but the union says it’s a pressure-cooker situation.

Climate is changing rainfall, so we need to build to withstand more destructive floods.

Two NSW police officers knew “something was wrong” based on their sergeant’s voice when he called for an ambulance after colliding with a motorbike, a court has heard.

Fewer Aboriginal Victorians have been incarcerated, but the rising number of self-harm reports from those who do get locked up is a serious worry for authorities.

The university experience in 2022 will not be the same as before the pandemic. However, as many universities across Australia are starting the first week of the semester, we are cautiously optimistic.

Terence Kelly, who recently pleaded guilty to child abduction, will also enter a guilty plea to the charge of assaulting a police officer while in custody.

The NSW corruption watchdog has found former Labor MP Ernest Wong engaged in serious corrupt conduct as part of a scheme to circumvent the state’s donation laws.

A former elite soldier has told the Federal Court that war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith coached him on the “story” he should tell about the death of an unarmed and handcuffed Afghan man.

Samoan farmworkers in Australia were pressured by a senior official from their government to quit a union - a potential breach of Australian and international labour law.

If you thought the Libs had their knickers in a twist over preselections, you ain’t seen nothing yet. They can’t even agree on what to wear to Mardi Gras.

The WA government took the 65-year-old’s only retirement asset, while it sat on an official recommendation to change the archaic law that created the situation.

People are being urged to stay home as the Brisbane River, fuelled by a high tide and soaked catchments, continues to rise on Monday morning. Other areas of south-east Queensland remain flooded.

Vital injections of financial aid during the pandemic were fundamentally life altering for people living below the poverty line.

A week after the rail network was shut down, Sydney Trains will reinstate a full weekday timetable for rail services on Monday, but it comes with a warning.

Paper giant Visy is electronically tracking workers at a major NSW factory site in a measure a leading civil liberties advocate branded intrusive.

It’s politically popular to use “elective surgery blitzes” to tackle public hospital waiting lists but we can’t keep asking people to work harder.

Councils see the value of attracting cyclists to their area for tourism dollars, but they need to go a step further and actually deliver safe routes that don’t frustrate riders or drivers.

Australia has a tradition of generosity in humanitarian crises, but slow responses in recent years have damaged its reputation.

The invasion of Ukraine has, like a number of recent big global events, left us feeling a sense of genuine disbelief.

There are only four operating surgeons in Australia who identify as Indigenous, and another eight surgical trainees in the pipeline. All are men.

Shortly after Teddy went missing, the cavalier King Charles spaniel was last spotted with two women. When a pet detective agency identified one of them as a veterinarian and dog breeder, the plot thickened.

The Wilsons River in Lismore was expected to breach its banks early on Monday morning and reach at least 11.5 metres – equivalent to the March 2017 floods.

Aboriginal elders will be the first people to present their stories and evidence to the state’s truth-telling commission on the many impacts of colonialism, racism and injustice on Indigenous Victorians.

History may yet refer to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the same breath as Hitler or Stalin, but his despotism is more in the style of Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin.

Follow our rolling coverage as the focus turns to Ukraine’s capital where Russian forces are being met with fierce resistance.

When high-flying Sydney silk Tom Bathurst was sworn in as the state’s 17th Chief Justice in June 2011, he cautioned against judges leading a “monastic life” and promised to engage with the community.

90 years ago, Wynyard and Town Hall stations were finally opened to the public after almost two decades of construction. The Herald headed underground to explore.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Low case numbers see twice-weekly rapid antigen testing end, along with mask mandates for students and teachers.

Return of blackout curtains and inopportune appliance demise.

More than 1400 Brisbane homes are expected to flood. Pat’s might be one of them.