Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says schools across south-east Queensland will be closed tomorrow and people are urged to work from home as the flooding situation worsens. Follow live.

Ukraine's Health Minister reports the death of 198 people, and fighting breaks out on the streets of Kharkiv as Russian troops roll into the nation's second-biggest city.

After graduating university with a law degree, Volodymyr Zelenskyy found fame playing a high school teacher who accidentally becomes president. Now he is the country's real President, rallying his country against a Russian invasion.

Ukrainian authorities say Russian troops have entered the city of Kharkiv, where a gas pipeline was earlier attacked. Follow live.

Hundreds of schools will be closed across south-east Queensland on Monday and people have been encouraged to work from home as a deadly weather system continues to lash the state.

This is far from the first time Brisbane and south-east Queensland have flooded but every time is different and devastating in its own way. 

Emergency services will resume their search on Monday for a man who may have been swept into a drain in fast-moving floodwaters near the centre of Lismore amid fears flood levee could overtop.

A quiet afternoon at the beach turns to tragedy near Mackay after teenage boy is stung by a box jellyfish.

Russia claims its assault on Ukraine is aimed only at military targets, but bridges, schools and residential neighbourhoods have been hit since the invasion began on Thursday.

Concerns are mounting that Russia is turning to thermobaric weapons in its invasion of Ukraine. So what are they?

More than 116,000 people have already fled Ukraine, and as Russian forces press further into the country that number could soar up to 5 million, the UN says.

Ukraine's Health Minister reports the death of 198 people, and fighting breaks out on the streets of Kharkiv as Russian troops roll into the nation's second-biggest city.

Marsh's family gave an update on his condition as he remains in an induced coma, saying they will not have "any certainty for some time".

Australia touches down in Pakistan ahead of the three-Test series and limited-overs matches, with Pat Cummins saying his squad feels "privileged" to be touring the country.

The Queen's recent brush with COVID-19 revealed an uncomfortable truth: the stability of the monarchy still rests on the shoulders of the Queen alone.

A man is pulled from the flooded Brisbane River alive after a houseboat sinks in the extreme weather lashing the south-east of the state.

Police in the remote WA town of Kalumburu say they had a "pretty rough night" with wind gusts of up to 100kph, but that it only resulted in minor structural damage to a few houses.

As millions shelter from Russian artillery and cruise missiles pounding Ukrainian cities, many are responding on social media with jokes and memes.

In the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Australian government has named eight Russian oligarchs it will target with sanctions. Here's who they are.

Russia is continuing its push into neighbouring Ukraine, amid global condemnation.

Here's a quick wrap of what's happening in COVID news across Australia.

Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal continues his blistering start to the 2022 season, defeating Cameron Norrie to win the ATP 500 event in Mexico.

25-year-old Emma Grant is battling long COVID, which causes her to experience fatigue, chest pain, breathlessness and even vocal chord dysfunction.

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan's chief of staff returns a positive COVID test, as the state prepares to provide free RATs to all households after recording 1,021 local cases today.

More than 500 women have gathered to be photographed in nothing but their underwear on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula beaches in recent years. The movement's founder, Libby Tozer, says it's all about empowerment and connection.