Thousands of Sydney commuters found their commutes affected after equipment repair at Town Hall station caused a ‘major’ network disruption.

The weather bureau has called off a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rain and flash flooding in Melbourne, but a forecast for heavy rain in the Mallee and nearby districts remains in place.

Police were called just after midday on Monday after Department of Fire and Emergency Services attended the fire at John Graham Reserve.

Under the “Plan B” proposal, each resident would pay a daily “rent” based on what their assets showed they could afford.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is refusing to intervene in the dispute but has rejected the Commissioner’s bid to stay in the job.

WA Health figures to 8pm on Sunday revealed there were 109 people with COVID-19 in hospital, with 25,775 active cases in the state and 4037 new positive cases.

Herald editor Bevan Shields says the group was chosen from hundreds of applicants for their knowledge and ambition to be great reporters.

Manmeet Sharma, also known as Manmeet Alisher, was set aflame by a mentally ill man at a Moorooka bus stop in October 2016.

Five years after a report warned of insufficient road capacity, government officials are concerned about the ability to evacuate people during severe flooding.

Beachgoers were advised to steer well clear of Tamarama, Bronte and Queenscliff beach after they were flagged red by Environment NSW as “likely” to be polluted. 

A Ukrainian dance troupe drew the loudest claps and cheers at the 2022 Moomba Parade.

Sergeant Matthew James Kelly is on trial in the NSW District Court after pleading not guilty to manslaughter by criminal negligence of motorbike rider Jack Roberts.

The Environment Protection Authority is looking into how the chemical compound entered the waterway, but is yet to determine whether it was an accident.

The Premier’s key 2021 election campaign pillar was keeping WA “safe and strong”. What’s becoming clear is he will get the soft pandemic landing he has strived for.

Russia has reportedly struck a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border, the Prime Minister is being urged to reduce the petrol and diesel excise amid high fuel prices and the NSW flood cleanup continues.

Declan Cutler, 16, died after being chased, beaten and stabbed multiple times by a group of about six people, police say.

‘Raw’ personal text messages between Premier and a billionaire media mogul expose the “backstage behaviour” that exists counter to the public personas centred on independence that politicians and business people try to project, media and poli...

Yvette D’Ath is working from home until she completes her isolation period.

Member of Goldfish Club helped members of the Guinea Pig Club.

A former elite soldier has told the Federal Court that he saw his former comrade Ben Roberts-Smith drop an Afghan man to the ground and machine-gun him in the back.

The annual event, due to take place on Saturday, involves thousands of swimmers completing the 20-kilometre journey from Fremantle to Rottnest Island.

After a torn placenta triggered her premature birth weighing just 580 grams, the little girl has faced many challenges, including heart and lung problems.

Jasmine Evans originally held off vaccinating her child due to fears of side effects, but she is now urging every parent to protect their children. 

Shell has presented a plan to restart its troubled Prelude LNG vessel for approval by the regulator as it misses out on a windfall of booming gas prices.

A photographic album by a woman known only as Mrs Frank Smith is going on display at the State Library for the bridge’s 90th anniversary. But who was she?

The State Emergency Service formally asked for troops to be sent to help deal with floods three times before the federal government responded.

Now the leading business executive is taking up reins as the chief executive of the troubled Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission

With COVID-19 infections set to double in the next fortnight, the NSW government must work out how to manage cases in schools so that sending children home is a measure of last resort.

“Self-defence” is a justification that has become all too familiar when it comes to Aboriginal victims and white perpetrators.

The NSW government is facing rising costs across its major motorway projects as a report on the state’s finances reveals $1.4b of spending that was not in this year’s budget.

Cameron Rahles-Rahbula was charged by detectives from Geelong’s sexual offences and child abuse investigation team following a complaint by the private school last year.

The extreme weather of the past fortnight has exposed the vulnerabilities in Sydney’s transport system: roads flooded, horrendous traffic, and public transport delays and cancellations. This chaos is just a taste of things to come.

A battered compass from the First World War was listed with a modest sale price at an Australian auction. But then the curator was stunned to find the initials T.E. Lawrence on the back.

The Liberal Party’s candidate for the country’s most marginal electorate will be investigated over the integrity of an electoral disclosure she submitted regarding her relationship with the property sector.

New research says the traditional, “carrot and stick” method of raising children – and managing people in workplaces – encourages self-interest and even anti-social behaviour.

Riverside Grammar School in Hawthorn opened last year under the leadership of Jon Carnegie, a former teacher at the high-fee Trinity Grammar School whose previous school had its registration cancelled in 2012 for failing to comply with minimum standa...

Not since the male half of the husband-and-wife hairdressing team on Knox Street ran off with the eyebrow queen from Bay Street has the high society of Double Bay been in such a lather. But this time it’s personal.

At times of natural disaster, the government must put the safety of the community above all other considerations.

In an explosion of lights, sights and sounds, Japan tomorrow unveils Expo 70.

Sixty years ago, esteemed geologist Dr H.G. Raggatt put his weight behind a plan to use nuclear blasts to excavate dams and harbours in remote parts of Australia.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

A severe thunderstorm warning was cancelled for the Melbourne area late Sunday, but flash flooding warnings remained in place for Frankston and Rosebud.

Cross-campus rivalry never disappoints.

Late on Friday night, some of the detainees at Melbourne’s Park Hotel had their first taste of freedom in nine years. But they still have no idea why.

The school turned to more explicit phonics teaching to boost students’ results.

The state’s regions are taking off but are the newcomers importing problems from the capital city?

Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker, but his acquittal has caused anguish and despair for Indigenous Australians who believe that the justice system continues to be stacked against them.

Both sides of the emblematic trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe are eagerly awaiting the inquest to begin picking at facts beyond the scope of the five-week Supreme Court hearing.

Listen to audio recordings as a pilot was 590 metres above Botany Bay and within sight of the Sydney Airport runway when he aborted the landing and requested help on Saturday night.

Uber is feeling the sting of record-high prices at the pump and will roll out a fuel surcharge on all trips in Australia.