After two major floods in little more than a month, Lismore is facing an existential crisis. Should residents stay or go — and where?

The former government staffer who accused senior Liberal MP Alan Tudge of abusing her while in a consensual relationship, has alleged another Liberal politician sexually harassed her more than a decade ago. 

Sportsgrounds, showgrounds and crown land will be transformed into "mini-villages" to accommodate thousands of Northern Rivers residents left homeless after the devastating floods.

When Russian troops rolled into Serhii's hometown, he and his family hid in their basement. But when they were discovered, weeks of horror began. Warning: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

Families of detained Myanmar protesters have their hopes dashed after political prisoners are not included in some 1,600 people released by the junta to mark the Buddhist new year.

The hiker activated a personal locator beacon after realising he was in trouble — a move emergency services say likely saved his life.

A nurse who died in a plane crash in WA's far north is remembered as a "beautiful soul" and a leader of his community. 

Fremantle are out to put an end to their Essendon hoodoo, while Carlton gets away with one after nearly coughing up a massive lead against Port Adelaide. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

St George Illawarra have snapped their losing streak with a dramatic last-gasp victory over the Knights. 

A Russian ultimatum for Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms in Mariupol passes without any reports of strikes, as Moscow claims it has captured the strategic city.

The move by the UK and other countries to abandon all COVID restrictions was welcome news to some, and unsettling to others. Ultimately, it offers clues on what a return to normalcy will look like for Australia.

Former SA premier Mike Rann leads tributes to formidable long-serving adviser Jill Bottrall, whose "untimely" death, at age 62, followed a cancer diagnosis.

A 2018 tweet posted by Elon Musk in which he claimed to have secured the funding to take Tesla private has been deemed "false and misleading" by a judge, according to documents filed by investors suing his electric car company.

More cars on the road is bad news for a lot of wildlife, but there are some things you can do to protect them. 

There are signs voters in key seats are turning away from the Labor and Liberal parties, in a trend one analyst likens to the election of Donald Trump to US president in 2016.

Decades of Aboriginal activism, community willpower and now, traditional Indigenous fire management, are protecting the last-known koala population on the NSW far south coast.

A very rare performance from the legendary protest singer is packed with songs, stories and special guests

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces South Australian senator Anne Ruston will take over as health and aged care minister if the Coalition is re-elected, but says he will not decide who will take her Women's Safety and Social Services rol...

Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say whether she thinks Katherine Deves, who has been forced to apologise multiple times for controversial comments about transgender people, should be removed while fellow Liberal senator Jane Hume ...

Australia's Tyler Wright has won her first crown at Bells Beach after beating Hawaii's Carissa Moore in the decider of the World Surf League event in Victoria.

In Australia, politics and journalism has been played the same way for decades, as this newspaper from 1939 shows.

Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious, but developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously, writes Sam Baron.

As Tamworth celebrates its 50th country music festival, the late Slim Dusty still holds the joint record for 38 Golden Guitars. But it was his wife Joy McKean who won the very first award in 1973 for writing one of his most iconic songs. ...

Pandas and their fans celebrate five decades since then-US president Richard Nixon brought some furry friends home from his landmark visit to China.

Yellow crazy ants are categorised as one of the worst invasive species on the planet, capable of completely destroying ecosystems — and they're spreading in northern Australia.