Residents of a northern NSW town are still living in tents on footpaths more than three months after catastrophic floods cut off the area for days, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Kevin Hall was on his morning ride just after 6am on Saturday when he was struck from behind. His son has addressed the driver, pleading with him to come forward.

Crown Resorts has been hit with a record $80 million fine over its illegal practice of accepting Chinese bank cards at its Melbourne casino to fund gambling and disguising the transactions as hotel expenses. 

A baby boy has been reunited with his distraught mother after he was taken when her car was stolen from outside an Adelaide deli.

Monash University researchers are running the largest study into teens' changing body clocks - the results of which could inform changes like school start times.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder following a brawl in the carpark of a fast food restaurant in Casino.

Police are still searching for the car thief allegedly responsible for stealing a car that had a baby boy inside.

David Littleproud, who successfully challenged Barnaby Joyce for the Nationals’ top job on Monday, has promised to reset his party’s agenda to end the climate wars.

Sydney experienced damaging wind gusts of up to 90 kilometres an hour on Monday evening. More severe weather is expected on Tuesday, heralding an early start to winter.

Temperatures drop in south-east Queensland as gale force winds rip through parts of the country.

A stranded hiker forced to spend the night on Mount Barney in freezing temperatures has been airlifted to safety by rescue crews.

After years in storage, the Gold Coast monorail will be up for auction with bidding starting at just $1.

Dozens of police officers and health workers are challenging vaccine mandates enforced by the Queensland government in the Supreme Court, part of a landmark civil case in Brisbane.

Violence has again marred football at the MCG when a brawl broke out between fans after the Collingwood and Carlton clash.

Another person has died while waiting for an emergency department bed as Victoria's health crisis continues.

The family of a man killed in a workplace accident five years ago are still fighting for financial help.

A cyclist is in hospital with severe head injuries after being struck by a car and left for dead in Brighton.

Gillon McLachlan’s successor as AFL chief executive will be found by a US-based recruitment firm, as a number of club presidents expressed their preference for an external candidate.

Dutton elected Liberal leader as Littleproud ousts Joyce for Nationals job

Chris Dawson's 1991 police interview has been played in court during his trial.