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.

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.

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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

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

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.

Communities in three states are under evacuation orders, Brittany Higgins is set to return to the stand and Australians no longer have to isolate after testing positive to COVID-19.

The prime minister has flagged major changes could be on the way for Australia's paid parental leave system.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

Scribbly Gum House, inspired by tracks left by moths on the bark of a tree, won the state’s top award for country architecture.

The unlicensed and drug-affected driver, Jacob Steven Donn, was jailed on Friday for 13 years with a non-parole period of nine years.

The man, who recently received a state volunteering award for his service to sport, will face court after being charged with historical child sex offences.

The NSW government is disputing claims by the prime minister that the premier has not spoken to him about a controversial plan to increase the Warragamba Dam wall.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated with floodwater and thousands more are under threat throughout Victoria as rivers hit record levels and authorities warn of rain for weeks to come.

Dozens of motorists were left stranded on the Hume Freeway on Friday after hitting huge potholes that opened up as floodwaters inundated the town of Seymour.