Plus a few last words about the parfait glasses.

A huge plume of smoke wafted across the city on Monday night, as the fire closed a busy road.

The political row came as authorities confirmed the fatal Longwood fire was started by a trailer throwing sparks on the Hume Freeway.

Residents in Queensland’s north have been warned to be aware of floods as heavy rain continues to batter the region after ex-cyclone Koji.

A manhunt is underway in Queensland's south after a woman reported missing was found dead at a property.

Most women with ADHD reported their symptoms worsening after childbirth and during menopause in a study offering clues to the role of hormones in the condition.

Point Cook photographer David Mullins has profiled residents of Melbourne’s west. Despite the area’s extraordinary diversity, he found his subjects shared certain goals.

NSW councils could have greater powers to shut down illegal premises and fine them up to $220,000 under proposed hate speech reforms.

The bomb squad was called in last night after a man was seen wearing a suspicious vest in Bondi.

Federal parliament will be recalled next week to pass new hate speech and gun buyback laws in response to the December 14 terror attack at Bondi Beach.

The latest data from health care directory Cleanbill has revealed a turnaround in the number of GP clinics bulk billing.

David Warner brings up a ton in the BBL.

Ryan Chapman and a friend had been diving off Quins Rock at the weekend when they surfaced and realised their boat had gone.

Police were called to an address in Logan to conduct a welfare check early on Monday.

Grassroots power should not be guzzled up by the denizens of Canberra and Macquarie Street. Local communities deserve a say on what’s important to them, their lives and livelihoods.

Dozens of writers have pulled out of the Adelaide Writers' Week after it dropped a Palestinian author from the program.

A young man accused of stabbing another teenager to death in the Melbourne CBD has faced court for the first time.

An Islamic religious leader has told of his shock and fear after he and his wife were run off the road and attacked in Melbourne's south-east.

A local cattle farmer has been identified as the person killed in Victoria's bushfire emergency.

Two major fires are burning in the Otways, with at least one home confirmed destroyed.