Thai forensic investigators were on Saturday evening examining the room where Shane Warne died of a suspected heart attack, while consular officials accompanied his devastated friends to speak with police.

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Live coverage of events as they unfold in Ukraine, plus the latest details on the flood situation closer to home.

One of the great characters of Australian popular culture, Shane Warne’s on-field exploits were more than enough to cement him as one of the best to play the game.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said housing would be an issue “front and centre” for the government as he visited Lismore to speak with affected locals on Saturday following a week of devastation.

Farm managers Danny and Briana McLennon have developed something of a checklist over the past few days, as water has slowly flooded the paddocks of the property in Sydney’s north-west.

Whether in the form of a not-so subtle remark at the school gate, in the workplace or online, professional women are still stigmatised as “bad” mothers, research has found, and as International Women’s Day strives to #BreakTheBias, prominent vo...

Shane Warne’s death from a suspected heart attack at the relatively young age of 52 has come as a wake-up call for middle-aged men across the country.

As the mud army heads up and the clean-up begins in earnest, people affected by the flood disaster are being urged to also take care of their mental health.

Queensland’s opposition has urged the Palaszczuk government to create a dedicated “betterment fund” to replace infrastructure damaged in natural disasters with improved, more resilient structures.

Michael Cannon was conscious of uncommon good fortune in being able to devote his best years to the writing of popular history.

From Brighton Beach bathing boxes to a bench in Fountain Gate, Melbourne is spoilt for choice in places to honour Shane Warne.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk jointly announced a $558.5 million relief package on Saturday morning.

Nearly 6000 people will march in front of 40,000 spectators at the SCG on Saturday night, celebrating hope and love.

The community at Wye River faces a choice about how to protect the beach and surf life-saving club.

The Ukraine-Russia crisis heads into day 10.

Western Australia has recorded 2289 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, after the Chief Health Officer announced updated rules for hospital visitors.

Frontman Dave Grohl surveyed the crowd for close to two minutes on Friday night before even opening his mouth. When he did, rock and roll was back in a big way, stadium style in the heart of Geelong.

This former soldier says he once loved Ben Roberts-Smith like a brother. Now, during a gruelling week in the witness box, he has backed accusations that the Victoria Cross winner committed a war crime.

Life before the waters came and went. But the scars will last forever.

Evidence is mounting that Xi Jinping knew of Russia’s impending invasion of Ukraine and positioned China to be uniquely supportive. But why? It would suit Xi for Russia - the international pariah state - to become China’s vassal state.

Satirists, in particular, are frustrated idealists who funnel their disappointment with the world into humour rather than placards. The Ukrainian showcases the transition from comedy to politics.

Your correspondent was a cadet journalist when he first encountered this debate.

In a letter to the widow of a man who died after waiting more than 15 minutes for an ambulance call-taker, the emergency services watchdog admits his death was “not an isolated incident”.

The Andrews government’s dumped social housing levy would have gone some way to balance the scales between those who are winning and those who are losing in the housing market.

It was a week marked by tragic deaths, shocking stories and arresting images - but as the clean-up gets underway, the conversation will now turn to policy.

As workers drift back to the Melbourne’s CBD, the scale of the city’s economic challenge is revealed.

When Kerry Stokes’ Seven Group took control of building materials group Boral, it acquired part-ownership of a controversial 1935ha site in western Sydney.

A legal fundraiser allegedly donated to by Labor’s spokesperson for women, Tanya Plibersek, multiple female NSW state Labor parliamentarians, and advisers to Labor leader Anthony Albanese has sparked a defamation claim by a male union official.

I don’t believe that many people would choose to live in an area that regularly floods if they could find affordable housing in a safer location.

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Live coverage of events as they unfold in Ukraine, plus the latest details on the flood situation closer to home.

Dominic Perrottet said the government’s response to this week’s floods would be reviewed, and conceded it was not good enough some people were stranded for so long.

While popular mountain resorts remain open, and national parks are being inspected, work continues on badly damaged roads.

Sporting clubs, emerging from two years of pandemic disruption, face even more challenges after last weekend’s devastating downpour.

Across the state, hundreds of Defence personnel been deployed to Gympie, Ipswich and the Lockyer region, while more troops were expected to move in on Friday and Saturday.

The police officer accused of murdering Kumanjayi Walker rejected allegations he fabricated testimony.

Many office workers don’t want to show up on Mondays and Fridays and that’s going to have consequences.

Swinburne University is moving to remove grades from some core sections of its design degree, saying a focus on high marks was stifling the creative process.

Sydney dodged a bullet as the much-feared “rain bomb” spared the city but the crisis continues to unfold for some communities in the state’s north.

No trains are running on Monday across greater Sydney and the NSW TrainLink intercity services network as negotiations continue between the state government and union.

A Perth mapping company has collated images from space, captured during a brief moment of clear sky in areas otherwise blanketed by cloud for the past 10 days.

Sydney severe weather

Ben Roberts-Smith checked whether a Defence Force drone had captured specific events on camera on the same day that he was allegedly involved in two unlawful killings, a serving SAS soldier has told the Federal Court.

As I said in my first subscriber note back in February, I want to take you into my thinking. That also means being upfront with you when I get things wrong.

Director-General Dr John Wakefield will step down after working for Queensland Health for 32 years.

Australia’s acting chief medical officer has declared a communicable disease incident of national significance following the spread of Japanese encephalitis across multiple states.

The 72-year-old was sentenced on Friday to a maximum three years and 10 months’ imprisonment for the crash that killed respected scientist Tony Greenfield.

WA’s Chief Health Officer says the state was on track to hit the predicted peak of 10,000 COVID-19 cases per day in March.

It was the first show in nine months for Genesis Owusu, but within two songs the gig was over as the floor of Sydney’s oldest and longest running live theatre began to cave in.