Brisbane residents have expressed their frustration as debris and a stranded pontoon left over from the February floods remains on suburban footpaths.

A land and sea search is continuing for three men who went missing in waters off Far North Queensland over the weekend after their friend was found in the ocean off Mission Beach.

Follow all the action from our live blog as Australia take on Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the second Test at the Galle International Stadium.

Eighth immortal Andrew Johns said the young Queensland playmaker has gone from “a maiden to The Everest” as NSW plan to make his State of Origin initiation a tough one.

Travellers and residents have been left frustrated and stranded as flights out of Queensland are cancelled during Brisbane airport's busiest day since the pandemic.

Replica weapons were found in a car after police pounced on a man accused of crashing into another driver.

Richmond co-captain Toby Nankervis is a slim chance to return this week, while the AFL says all games will go ahead as planned, despite fears of a third Omicron wave approaching the finals.

Public awareness of COVID antiviral drugs is so poor that a pharmaceutical company has launched a multi-million dollar campaign to boost their uptake.

New technology installed on local buses and garbage trucks is detecting cracks and stopping potholes in their tracks.

New research has found putting extra salt on your food could shave years off your life.

Roberts has been freed from custody after being found not guilty of the shooting murders of police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller in Melbourne’s south-east in 1998.

Police are cracking down on the spiralling gun violence on the streets of Melbourne.

The Victorians Party’s failure to properly scrutinise the background of one of its most important office holders raises questions over the vetting process for aspiring MPs.

A manhunt is under way after man was shot dead in Noble Park on Monday.

Jason Roberts is now a free man after a jury cleared him of the murders of police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller in 1998.

Chris Dawson's marathon murder trial is over, with his fate in the hands of Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison.

In an Australian first, Victoria will soon consider sexual harassment a workplace health and safety risk.

An inquiry into John Barilaro appointment to a prestigious US trade position has heard the job was going to be "a present for someone".

A house once owned by a music legend has collapsed into a sinkhole caused by flooding.

A 27-year-old man has been killed in a unit fire at Parramatta, with a second man suffering serious burns.