The Sutherland Shire has been hard hit overnight with evacuation warnings currently in place for suburbs across southern and south-western Sydney.

It’s the first time an Australian university has been ranked number 1 in life sciences, beating the renowned University of Oxford, Harvard University and University of Cambridge.

The Prime Minister has been heckled by a pensioner in regional NSW, the United States has targeted Vladimir Putin’s daughters with economic sanctions and Sydney residents are on flood alert.

Torrential rain has forced 1600 residents across Greater Sydney to evacuate their homes as flood levels are expected to rise above last month’s levels.

A woman accused of setting fire to her local mobile phone tower is alleged to have carried a dining chair and a bottle of vegetable oil and tied a singlet around her head.

National Australia Bank has moved to block words and phrases designed to scare or control victims after detecting 10,000 attempts to send abusive messages in March alone.

A Sydney woman had a scratch on her neck after what she says was an intruder attack, while her mother was found dead with a 10-centimetre laceration, a court has heard.

A scuffle in a harbourside dog park over a tuxedo-wearing Cavoodle named Oscar will be at the centre of a defamation dogfight in the Federal Court.

The return to the office is a reminder of the awkwardness of celebrating Ramadan around well-meaning, non-fasting colleagues.

Justice Jane Dixon said the woman had good prospects of rehabilitation and was already engaging regularly with mental health support.

A NSW government review of major infrastructure will extend beyond public transport and roads projects.

Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has renewed calls for a nationally consistent program of free rapid antigen tests for those with disabilities.

The Sydney show opens on Friday, and the Princess Royal will officially launches the event on Saturday.

The federal government has downplayed suggestions Brisbane could get more funding than other cities over the next decade given it will be hosting the 2032 Olympic Games.

Sydney has just passed its mean annual rainfall of 1213mm - and it’s only April.

The research found a person’s genetics help determine not only whether they develop anxiety or depression as children, but also whether they continue to suffer from those conditions into adulthood.

A visit to the ballot box forces us to focus on defining what is important to us and what price we are prepared to pay for it.

The SES has issued evacuation orders for parts of Chipping Norton in Sydney’s south-west, as well as for Woronora and Bonnet Bay in Sydney’s south, and parts of Camden.

Ramadan Nights returns to Lakemba

One of the nation’s most powerful, and fashion-conscious, bikie figures is under investigation by Victoria Police over his alleged involvement in fights outside a boxing event in Kensington last month.

Clive Palmer says a Queensland decision to no longer threaten fines for hydroxychloroquine use represents an endorsement of the drug.

The modelling, created by Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University, also suggests WA’s peak will be more of a ‘plateau’ with daily cases expected to linger around the 5000 mark until mid-May. 

Throughout his life, Stephen Hancock made an outstanding and sustainable contribution to the environment in Victoria.

The charge comes 25 days after the 16-year-old’s death after he was allegedly chased from a house party in Coburg North.

The neighbours were forced to jump in the pool and smash the woman’s window to get her out after she drove her car through a fence and into a pool.

Insurance and council bodies also weighed in over the Morrison government’s “short-sighted” decision not to contribute to a $741m Qld flood recovery fund.

The RSPCA and dog owners have warned of suspected animal baiting across several suburbs in recent weeks.

Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said two-way trade would double in five years and that the deal with Australia would be expanded.

David Pocock now has an alter-ego: David Pocock the political party, allowing him to get his name above the line as an independent Senate candidate.

Soaring surgery waiting lists coupled with extreme demand on the state’s ambulance service as 15,000 healthcare workers plan to walk off the job on Thursday.

His is just one of thousands of cases that involve ongoing pain, trauma and suffering within a broken workers’ compensation system.

There is a tendency to assume the solution to bad behaviour lies with the individual teacher, but there is more schools can do to improve discipline.

As the first Omicron wave recedes in the west, the rate of severe illness is ten times less than expected. So who is getting sick and are people still dying?

Supply chain issues have forced the price of basic construction materials to rise, adding about $5000 to the cost of building a home.

New data shows property values in some Perth suburbs could collapse because of climate change-fuelled flooding with South Perth, Cannington and East Perth most at risk by 2050.

Lord mayor Sally Capp says the CBD faces a big task making itself lively every day of the week, as Property Council data shows average office attendance increased last month but still lags other state capitals.

Developers are driven by profit, not by the needs of people.

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

With a conclusion as bold as brass.

Peter Woodland died when the Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter crashed east of the Snowy Mountains Highway at Kiandra Flats.

Nine News Perth reported the child’s parents called triple zero after midday and paramedics arrived to find the child was not breathing. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the United Nations to remove Russia from the Security Council, Australia will build hypersonic missiles with the United States and Britain and Labor will push for the country to host major internat...

In one of the incidents, passengers on a flight to King Island were told to disembark by jumping onto the tarmac, injuring a passenger.

A group of academics connected to the Australia India Institute at Melbourne University has resigned over concerns of foreign interference and an alleged clampdown on academic freedoms.

Animal welfare organisations likened the move to Japan’s claim of conducting whaling for “scientific research purposes.”

Long-term mayor Angelo Tsirekas faces an inquiry over allegations he used his position to help developers in exchange for flights and other benefits.

Inquest into the teen’s death was told witness allegedly asked a fellow inmate if police “can get fingerprints off bits of wood”.

Mehraab Nazir, 49, and his nine-year-old son were crushed by rocks during a holiday adventure gone wrong.

The weather bureau has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and possible landslides.

Robert Rickerby, 28, is accused of murdering girlfriend Jessica Geddes, whose body was found inside an Endeavour Hills home on November 6, 2020.