A new street festival in Sydney’s Chinatown district wants to restore the “cool” factor to the once-bustling area.

Two people have been rescued from rising floodwaters in Victoria.

Our nation has not been this consistently unequal since the 1930s, and that has not happened by accident, Ben Schneiders writes in his new book.

Manly will be without a head coach for the first three weeks of its preseason should they secure Anthony Seibold's signature, as he is tied up with the England rugby squad.

Josh Hazlewood struck early for Australia in their T20 against England.

The Women’s Big Bash League is off to an encouraging start as it attempts to make the Thursday night prime time slot its own.

Residents in several Victorian towns have been told to leave as swollen rivers threaten communities and major floods threaten the state.

A small aircraft has made an dramatic emergency landing at Essendon Fields Airport in Victoria.

As Melanie La’Brooy undertakes a bedroom makeover, she uncovers the books – and memories – of her children’s younger years.

More than half of participants in a survey at men’s sporting clubs have reported teammates using homophobic language while nearly a third of respondents said they had used slurs themselves.

It's the only horse in The Everest field to have beaten Nature Strip, and connections believe the have "the formula right" to beat him again.

One moment, Glenys and Bryan Mulcahy were preparing for the worst. The next, water was pushing up through the floors.

Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman has introduced the first phase of legislation to combat coercive control.

Thousands ordered to evacuate; SES warnings; power outages remain as flooding, heavy rain batters state

Experts have found clues to detect Alzheimer's disease up to nine years before the onset of symptoms.

The former member for North Sydney, who died on Friday at the age of 86, was known as one of the MPs who defended journalist Laurie Oakes against claims of contempt of parliament.

South Australians are paying the price for a fuel tax re-instated by the federal government.

North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood says the league’s racism scandal has “created damage” to the club, as it awaits details on when Alastair Clarkson - one of the men at the centre of the allegations - can start work.

Five years after his mother went missing in Malaysia, Greg Jenkins has given evidence at a coronial inquest into her death.

Brittany Higgins has returned to the stand after days of being unavailable to give evidence at the rape trial of former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann.