Natural disasters are declared in six areas across NSW, as the number of homes destroyed rises to at least 20, with the majority concentrated on the Central Coast.

The furore over Communications Minister Anika Wells's expenses continues, with just three days until the government's much-anticipated social media ban for under 16s comes into force. 

A major deal between Netflix and Warner Bros has sent shock waves through Hollywood and sparked backlash. 

Australian captain Steve Smith lets his bat do the talking following a fiery exchange with Jofra Archer in an eight-wicket win in the second Test in Brisbane. Follow live.

A Republican claimed a win at a by-election in Tennessee this week, but his party colleagues are sounding alarm bells.

Would Australia already be 2-0 up in this Ashes series if England had deigned to be even a little more sensible? Why had England waited until the game was almost gone to try to respect the match situation?

Royal Melbourne played host to a dramatic finish to the Australian Open as Cam Smith missed a five-foot putt on the final hole to hand Denmark’s Rasmus Neergard-Peterson a one-shot victory.

Ben Stokes' frustration is clear after Michael Neser gets his wicket at the Gabba.

The streaming giant’s acquisition of Warner Bros was an unexpected twist in a long-running sales process. Here’s how it unfolded.

The Racing NSW chief has threatened legal action against Vicky Leonard from The Thoroughbred Report over an article that questioned his leadership of the sport.

We may have had a Royal Commission into its systemic failures and voted in a new Federal Labor Government in the meantime, but two years on from the Robodebt findings, what has really changed? read now...

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Prue Acton OBE is an Australian fashion designer who started her own business in Melbourne in 1963, later becoming the first Australian female designer to mount a show of her own range in New York. read now...

It’s been a rough week with a number of brilliant musicians departing for the great gig in the sky. Music guru David Kowalski has the latest. read now...

Thousands of Australians who retired to France now find themselves trapped in bureaucratic limbo, cut off from their age pensions. read now...

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Bad news comes in threes.

Ben Stokes' frustration is clear after Michael Neser gets his wicket at the Gabba.

The accidents, most in the south-east, coincide with the resumption of a public inquiry into the vehicles’ safety and enforcement next week.

Steve Smith takes an incredible catch at first slip off the bowling of Michael Neser.

Police are hunting for seven people after a gang was caught on CCTV smashing a door and stealing two BMWs in a violent home invasion in Logan.

An experienced mountaineer has been charged with manslaughter after a woman froze to death on the nation’s highest peak.

The British Crown Jewels in the Tower of London were smeared with apple crumble and custard by protesters.

New details have emerged of the deadly repeat strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs targeted by the US military.

Less than half of the monarchy’s senior working royals attended the biggest event on Catherine’s calendar, though some absences are more noteworthy than others.

For all the concerns that the US president would enforce “Christian nationalism” on America and the world, we’ve seen another set of values define his government.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.