Armed with a sawn-off rifle, Justin John Meale still felt like he had brought a knife to a gun fight in a stand-off straight out of a TV western, a court has heard.

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NSW SES spokesman Greg Nash urged Sydney commuters to take extra time travelling home on Monday as wind gusts continue to wreak havoc across the city as the state’s Central West remains on high alert amid major flooding.

A 42-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a woman found dead inside an East Perth hotel on Sunday morning.

Wild winds have brought down hundreds of trees across the state, suburbs have been smashed by hail and emergency services say they’ve received more than 1000 calls for assistance since Saturday.

Eleven students have been injured, two seriously, in an explosion at a Sydney school.

Heavy hail has covered parts of Melbourne as wild winds continues across the state.

Experts say there are two glaring omissions among the billion-dollar election promises - a failure of much-needed reform and lack of crucial investment in preventive health.

The victim of a road rage attack says he and his girlfriend were nearly pushed into oncoming traffic by an enraged driver in Melbourne.

Nine properties on a single Sydney street will all go up for auction on the same day.

A family of five is being forced to live in a tent on their property on Melbourne after an outbreak of mould.

An inquest into the death of Jeffrey Lawrence Brooks, who was shot through the chest in March 1996 has reopened.

The South Australian premier has declared a major flood emergency as the River Murray swells.

A failure of leadership, sexism and racism are some of the findings from the Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police's response to domestic violence.

An Adelaide woman and her cat have been rescued from a well after she tried to save her pet.

Candidate for Narracan, Shaun Gilchrist has died unexpectedly over the weekend.

Two children suffered serious burns and nine others had less serious injuries when winds blew a science experiment onto students at a primary school on Sydney’s northern beaches.

The government is trying to push its industrial relation bill through Parliament before the summer break.

A serial rapist known as the 'Bondi Beast' has been identified in a DNA breakthrough.

Sydney residents are facing possible water shortages despite record rain and flooding.