Jude won’t make it bad.

Two out of three flood-affected homes in Lismore will need to be demolished or rebuilt, thousands of anti-war protesters have been detained in Russia and the Morrison government hopes to build a new submarine base along Australia’s east coast.

NSW State Emergency Service Commissioner Carlene York said NSW was facing a “very serious” situation on Monday night and Tuesday.

Residents of towns on the NSW North Coast devastated by record floods over the last week begin the mammoth task of cleaning up the mess left behind.

Wollongong’s lord mayor warns the federal government would need to address fears about the safety of nuclear submarines but says a Port Kembla base could boost the local economy.

It was an ordinary workday for Keni Vukici, until he came across a major crash and helped save a man’s life by pulling him from a burning vehicle.

The fiery head-on crash during the morning peak has highlighted both the vulnerability of Sydney’s key transport artery and traffic safety on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Bruno is in chemotherapy and his wife Janine is waiting on a hip replacement. Now the flooding in northern NSW has washed away the life they built together to see out their last days.

The construction and operation of a submarine base in Newcastle or Port Kembla would transform either city. It would also deliver long-term benefits to the NSW economy.

Jack Roberts died after he was hit by a police car during a pursuit on the Central Coast in April 2020. A police officer has been charged with manslaughter.

A Victorian man charged by a senior constable who did not have the power to act as an officer after a legislative error is seeking to have the charges thrown out of court.

Of the 5645 infections announced on Monday in Victoria, the majority – 4254 – arose from rapid antigen tests, compared with 1391 from PCR tests.

Sydney severe weather

Doreen Langham had told police of the threats made to her. Officers instead said she seemed “happy”, the inquest into her death reveals.

Most of public transport will return to normal this week while other services as tracks and terminals continue to be repaired.

An elite soldier has told the Federal Court that he saw a comrade break down in tears while recounting an alleged incident involving war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith kicking an Afghan man off a cliff.

The nine-time ARIA award winner is one of several artists turning out to help support the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

On Monday, two Andrews government ministers were unable to say what Victorians, like Ms Wood, should do in an emergency if their triple-zero call was not picked up.

Davies passed questions to Margaret Throsby from under her desk as she interviewed Gough Whitlam.

There have been three deaths of people with the virus since February 11 in WA. As of 8pm Sunday there were 36 people with COVID-19 in hospitals, none in intensive care.

In a 75-minute speech – his first policy statement in Parliament as Prime Minister – Harold Holt committed to tripling the number of Australian servicemen in the Vietnam War, including conscripted forces.

Terrifying footage has emerged of a fiery head-on crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Monday morning, and the frantic efforts of bystanders who jumped in to help.

A Gold Coast man allegedly involved in a plot to traffic military hardware from Russia to China is “shocked and distressed” over being charged, his lawyer claims outside court.

Gastro outbreaks have already started and a wave of other viruses that were quelled by COVID-19 restrictions are expected to make a comeback in coming months in Victoria.

The West Australian Premier, and Attorney-General John Quigley, have flown to Sydney to take the stand in Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer’s defamation case.

The Ukraine-Russia crisis heads into day 10.

An array of flood recovery packages were unveiled at the weekend, with more than 26,600 disaster support claims already made.

Police were investigating the death of a man who reportedly was swept into floodwater in his car about 9pm at Wondai, in the South Burnett region, north of Kingaroy. 

A new weather system has put most of the state’s east coast under yet another severe weather warning.

A crowd of almost 40,000, including Gladys Berejiklian and Alan Joyce, turned out at Moore Park for the event’s 44th iteration.

More than 2000 homes and businesses in the state’s inundated Northern Rivers region are uninhabitable, with NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet warning recovery will take years.

Business leaders will be wise to consider the case of Atlassian’s bold position on Ukraine, which followed staff objections to a less forthright initial statement.

Sydney people are so uptight about the risk of being overdressed. It’s time to smarten up.

In 2021, an estimated half a million Australians either deferred or missed out on seeing a specialist because they couldn’t afford it.

Inner West Council mayor Darcy Byrne said residents deserved to benefit from the proceeds of the sale of WestConnex after bearing the brunt of the motorway project.

One Sydney region pays a disproportionate share of the city’s road tolls – and it’s not the only burden it carries.

Age readers give their views on the actions of Vladimir Putin.

As if losing Rodney Marsh was not sad enough for the cricketing world, the sudden demise of Shane Warne immediately afterward is one of those jolting shocks we all remember, like the assassination of President Kennedy and the death of Princess Diana.

Sixty years ago, the British Royal College of Physicians issued the first major report to warn of the dangers of smoking. The Herald responded in this editorial.

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Follow all the news from Ukraine as it happens, plus the tributes keep following for cricket great Shane Warne after his sudden death in Thailand.

Predatory worms close in on their prey.

Leaked official data suggests ongoing and systemic failings within the ambulance division emergency response call authority.

An asthma attack was all it took. That and a minutes-long delay to get a call-taker to answer triple zero. Victoria’s failing triple-zero service has claimed another victim.

Warne, who died of what is suspected to be a heart attack in the Thai beach resort of Koh Samui on Friday, posted on Instagram six days ago that “operation shred has started”.

At a hall in the centre of town, a volunteer-led relief effort operates in overdrive as it has for the past week. But a government recovery centre will replace it on Monday, despite some local frustration the help has come too late.

By the time the rain clouds finally lift at the end of this week, Sydney will have been raining nigh-on non-stop for over a fortnight.

Now that the CBD is coming back to life and the buskers are serenading us once more, the time has come to talk about what makes a good cover song.

WA records 2270 new cases of COVID but hospitalisations have dropped.

The state government has donated more than $2m to five charities, while ratepayers affected by the floods will get relief in their next bill.