We will all get there, eventually.

Torrential rain from a major east coast low continues to batter Sydney and surrounds, causing major flooding of the Nepean, Hawkesbury and Georges rivers.

It’s day seven of the Russian invasion and Ukrainians have spent yet another sleepless night in bunkers, basements and bomb shelters as their cities were attacked. Follow our live coverage.

Catholic Schools NSW says too many teachers are retiring, and too few people want to become teachers

Full-time drag queen Maxi Shield won’t stop talking. Now she’s putting that voice to use to stop domestic violence.

The person is currently being treated in a Brisbane hospital and has travelled in the regions.

Vaping is a growing problem for schools, but families say restricting access to toilets is causing health and hygiene problems for students.

Meanwhile, the federal and NSW governments announced a $434.7 million support package for flood-affected communities.

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The man accused of stealing a car with a baby inside and driving the infant through Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs has again refused to take part in a court hearing, amid concerns over his mental health.

Brisbane’s volunteers have been ordered to stand down, delaying the flood clean-up following wild weather and more uncertainty over the rest of the week.

Senior bureaucrats have insisted the Transport Minister’s office was warned of a looming shutdown of the rail network the evening before it occurred, documents reveal.

With lives lost and countless homes underwater, acts of support from community volunteers are keeping the people of Lismore going.

By night, Thomas William Parer is known as ‘DJ Sweaty Baby’ and founded the monthly queer dance party ‘Shandy’.

The state’s first Regional Health Minister has promised that everything is on the table to address allegations of shocking dysfunction within the NSW hospital system.

Constable Zachary Rolfe has described the chaotic 3.13 seconds that left an Aboriginal man dead and the nation grappling with one of the most consequential murder trials in recent memory.

Melbourne traffic is almost back to pre-COVID-19 levels despite many people still working from home, with commuters choosing to drive in rather than take public transport.

The pilot charged over the murder of two elderly campers who vanished in Victoria’s High Country is suing his employer Jetstar for unfair dismissal.

Experts’ warnings continue to be ignored: at some point floods in Sydney’s north-west will kill hundreds of people in their path unless we take the mitigation action that has been discussed for decades.

Sydney severe weather

A former elite soldier has told the Federal Court that he is “not a liar or a coward” as he gave evidence in war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case.

Armstrong developed techniques for investigating complex molecules like haemoglobin.

The bureau said flooding at low-lying areas near the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Georges rivers was a certainty, with coastal erosion on the northern beaches also a possibility.

WA Premier Mark McGowan announced the jump in case numbers as the state borders reopened to the world.

Perth father Stewart Maddison was in tears as he stood holding a bunch of native Australian flowers to his chest, his hand trembling as he kept his eyes focused on the Perth Airport arrivals door.

In 1972, Dr Moss Cass, to his surprise as much as anyone else’s, found himself minister responsible for Australia’s first federal department of environment and conservation.

The first flights to welcome non-Australian residents quarantine-free were due to touch down from Dubai and Singapore at 11.20pm Wednesday and 12.05am Thursday.

Political parties have blocked basic rules of governance and transparency, which helped a Chinese billionaire make a $100,000 donation to the ALP.

After years of stalemate over the future of the public housing estate, a final plan includes four new towers and 3000 homes.

Russia-Ukraine war spills into a eighth straight day of conflict.

Brisbane has been hit by severe thunderstorms on Thursday morning that threaten flood-devastated areas and potentially delay the clean-up.

The girl was last seen about 5pm on Wednesday when she was put in a car has now been found safe and well.

The impending release of an ICAC investigation into Gladys Berejiklian seems well and truly on her new telco employer’s mind.

Sara Marie Stig was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for defrauding the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, including by changing the bank details of a cancer patient who died to an account she had access to.

Families are being warned they will have to wait weeks to cash in the NSW government’s before- and after-school care vouchers.

Ignoring geographical realities, European jingoistic bias and musical mediocrity, Australia is once again competing in the Eurovision Song Contest. But why?

What sort of government bins reforms that would cut red tape adding an unnecessary six months to the planning process?

Health authorities have discovered a massive outbreak in pig farms across Australia’s south-east that had gone undetected for weeks.

Astronomers thought they had found the closest black hole to Earth. Upon closer inspection, they observed “stellar vampirism”.

The earliest known ochre-processing site in east Asia appears to have been buried very quickly, preserving hundreds of tiny tools and shining a light on a previously unknown people.

Heavy fighting continues in major cities, although they all remain under Ukrainian control on day six of the invasion. Follow our live coverage.

What more do climate change deniers and those responsible for enabling change need to accept the truth?

A contentious new report says overhauling teaching degrees and boosting pay for qualified maths and science teachers will make the biggest difference.

A colonial opera, the benefit of advertising, and good news for chocolate lovers

On March 3, 1942, two weeks after the bombing of Darwin, Japan launched simultaneous air attacks on Broome and Wyndham in Australia’s northwest. The Herald published a graphic eyewitness account.

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Russia continues its war on Ukraine as the Ukrainian President says the country’s capital is “constantly in danger”, and Russia’s assault on Kharkiv is a crime that should not go unpunished.

Sydneysiders are bracing for the worst on Wednesday, with forecasters escalating weather warnings before torrential rainfall expected from a major east coast low.

An ex-councillor ambushed former colleagues during a civic meeting and handed them notices saying he was launching a defamation case.

As the insurance claims mount, Suncorp CEO criticises lagging government preparedness and planning laws for failing to mitigate the flood damage.