A Coalition staffer alleged to have performed a lewd sex act in a female Liberal MP's office has been sacked.

The NSW SES issues a flood evacuation warning to residents downstream of the Widemere Detention Basin at Greystanes in Western Sydney. The warning area covers properties in Wetherill Park and residents have been told to prepare to evacuate.Â...

On March 23, 2019, Nikola Anderson's overnight shift as a security guard at Parliament House was like any other — until Brittany Higgins and her male colleague arrived in the early hours of the morning.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns of more wild weather to come, as tropical cloud band collides with east coast trough bringing yet more rain to already sodden catchments.

Jarryd Hayne is found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final. He says he'll appeal the decision and that he'd "rather go to jail knowing I spoke the truth, than be a free man living a lie".

Residents of several suburbs in Sydney's north-west are bracing for major flooding tonight as evacuation warnings remain in place for large swathes of Sydney's West and Mid-North Coast.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says it is important for people to keep coronavirus vaccine appointments and continue getting tested, but only if conditions are safe. Follow live. 

Members of Parliament from the Coalition, Labor, and the Greens speak in favour of a motion which expresses "abhorrence" at "systematic" breaches of human rights in China, particularly against ethnic minorities.

An ex-housemate of the man allegedly responsible for raping Brittany Higgins claims he "barged" into her room and "demanded" to have sex. She is the fifth woman to raise allegations against the man.

A calf was "distressed and exhausted" when lifesavers reached it in the water, but with the help of locals and a spinal board they managed to get it to safety.

Experts are concerned about where the massive volume of water pouring from Sydney's Warragamba Dam will go, as debate continues about the impact the flow will have.

A royal commission into veteran suicides is a step closer, with the Prime Minister declaring he will no longer oppose a push to thoroughly examine the crisis.

Papua New Guinea's biggest hospital is reporting a 70 per cent positive rate for COVID-19 among symptomatic patients, while health officials warn of a coming spike in deaths.

Gold Coast woman Theresa Dalton is jailed for six years after being found guilty for a second time of plotting to hire a hit man to kill her husband more than a decade ago.

The ABC's James Carmody was with many Taree residents on Monday as they returned to their homes to assess the damage after a flood forced them to evacuate.

Australians will have to wait until next month to find out when they can fly to New Zealand again without quarantining, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said more time was needed to set up a new trans-Tasman travel bubble.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's former boyfriend Daryl Maguire could face criminal charges over evidence he gave to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

A drone captures spectacular views of a volcanic eruption in south-western Iceland, giving an incredible close-up view of the top of the volcano as it erupts with lava.

The family and friends of murder victims Lukasz Klosowski and Chelsea Ireland have packed a Supreme Court room in Adelaide to tell their killer of their pain and sorrow ahead of his sentencing. 

An inquest into the disappearance of Sharron Phillips 35 years ago hears surprise testimony from a woman who claims the man previously named as her killer raped her, then his son killed her.

She's pictured holding the hand of actor Amber Heard and standing side-by-side with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but who is the woman behind two of the biggest legal cases in the world? This is how Jennifer Robinson went from public sch...

Taking questions from the internet, the Microsoft co-founder reveals he hopes for the future of climate change, why he's eating synthetic meat and what he thinks about being the subject of COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories.

Sydney Roosters star Josh Morris received a threatening message after Sunday's NRL game, resulting in the abuser being banned from betting platforms.

Highly skilled nurses say they are frustrated they have been locked out of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in Australia due to a government requirement that they must be supervised in order to administer the vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccinations begin in some of Australia's most vulnerable communities, with Indigenous elders receiving their first AstraZeneca doses.