Severe thunderstorm warnings for south-east Queensland have been issued as the state prepares to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

A smattering of rain dusted crowds securing their prime viewing spot ahead of Brisbane’s drone and fireworks shows.

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Queenslanders have packed out venues and vantage points to welcome in the new year.

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Communities along the North Queensland coastline are warned to prepare for further flooding.

Two people have died and six others have been rushed to hospital after a minivan flipped on a remote highway in South Australia.

Two men have been seriously injured after the car they were travelling in hit a power pole and flipped.

Melbourne is ready to ring in the New Year, with the countdown to 2026 in its final hours.

Melbourne's New Year's Eve celebrations could be disrupted as hundreds of workers at Australia's largest casino prepare to strike through the height of festivities.

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Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist who was a granddaughter of US president John F. Kennedy, has died aged 35.

Tens of thousands of people have made their way to key viewing spots for the world-famous Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks display.

A woman has been charged over a shooting where more than 30 rounds were fired into a Sydney home with children inside earlier this year.

A spear fisherman has been rescued from the side of a cliff on Sydney's northern beaches.

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