Residents of Moama are hoping a town levee will hold as they prepare for a flood peak unseen for 30 years, while thousands of residents in NSW's north-west are ordered to evacuate their homes.

New Zealand opener Devon Conway's unbeaten 92 has propelled the Black Caps to an impressive total after being put in by Australia in the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Sydney. Follow the action in our live blog.

With nine months to go before the tournament kicks off, the final puzzle pieces are in place as qualified teams find out who and where they'll play.

The 62-year-old Walmajarri man is on a mission to have his 1979 case reviewed in a bid to clear his name — and he hopes it will open the door for others to find justice.

Prime ministers Anthony Albanese and Fumio Kishida sign a declaration committing Australia and Japan to increase defence cooperation and consult with each other on potential security threats.

Post-mortem brain scans on late Queensland football great Paul Green reveal he suffered one of the most severe forms of a progressive brain disease that is linked to repeated head knocks and may have contributed to his death in August. ...

There's a secret ingredient behind Sydney's more than 170 days of rain, and it's not because of the usual suspects of La Niña, climate change, the negative Indian Ocean Dipole or the Southern Annular Mode.

Australian Diamonds players have clarified their version of the story about discussions between Hancock Prospecting and Netball Australia, in light of the company's decision to withdraw its $15 million dollar support.

Former US president Donald Trump has been subpoenaed to testify to the committee investigating the US Capitol attack. What comes next? 

Facebook warns it may block the sharing of news content on its platform in Canada, like it did in Australia last year. 

Echuca-Moama businesses that are still recovering from COVID-19 closures are again unable to open.

Over the past week, the forecast peaks of the raging rivers at several towns have been revised and updated a number of times, in some cases removing or adding whole days to the timeline. Here's why authorities are finding it hard to predi...

A state police officer is fired in the fallout over the hesitant response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Inflation has gripped the globe, tightening like a boa constrictor. Make the wrong move and it'll be the end of you — as Liz Truss found, writes David Taylor. 

For Angela Walsh, studying social work is an opportunity for a fresh start but, for her and many others, it means struggling to pay the bills while undertaking 1,000 hours of mandatory unpaid work.

In Clermont, the last standing GP says it's been in crisis for years. Now Sarah McLay says she's facing an impossible choice — the town or her children.

A fake smiling lioness, a hiding owl and even a galloping farting zebra are some of the shortlisted images for the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo awards. See more of the finalists here. 

North Melbourne give themselves a huge boost of confidence ahead of the AFLW finals, posting an impressive 32-point win over Collingwood.

Mango farmers in northern Australia are having a difficult season getting fruit to market, but despite the challenges the industry is on track to produce more mangoes than last year and quality fruit is fetching a good price.

A jury sides with Cardi B in a copyright infringement case involving a man who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper misused his back tattoos for her sexually suggestive 2016 mixtape cover art.

The New South Wales government has stepped in to ban open-cut mining at a site in the Upper Hunter, after some multi-million-dollar horse studs looked to move interstate.

A candidate needs 100 backers to get on Monday's ballot for the new Conservative Party leader, with Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt trailing the former chancellor. 

The prime ministership of Liz Truss was not just brought down by her taste in Taylor Swift songs. Both the UK's Conservatives and the Coalition in Australia are in decline because of their internal warfare with the far right, writes Laura Ti...

Dotted across the South Korean capital, hidden beneath apartment buildings, are 200,000 tiny flats known as banjiha. But these semi-basement units can be deadly.

Ms Meloni's Brothers of Italy party forms a coalition with right-wing allies Forza Italia and the League following September's general election, which saw her party win the most votes.