Rescue crews are ready to pluck people from floodwaters in far north Queensland as levels continue to rise above floorboards with more downpours forecast.

Australia's exchange-traded funds industry continues to break records and its value is tipped to rise to perhaps ...

Meteorologists have warned of life-threatening flooding and further heavy rainfall across northern Australia that could take ...

Online excitement over the rare blooming of an enormous and putrid-smelling flower in Sydney has highlighted a ...

Western Australia's Labor government is on track to retain power at the state election, dashing hopes of a comeback by the ...

Politicians claim election day is the "only poll that counts" but the results of upcoming state by-elections won't be so ...

Popular political histories typically reduce multi-layered events down to single dimensions - flat rationales that sit easily in the public mind. Mark Kenny is The Canberra Times' political analyst ...

The obvious answer is that baggage is the socks, underpants and toothbrushes in the suitcase that you pick up off the ...

Well trained and professionally armed, M23 is the latest in a long line of Rwandan-supported, Tutsi-led rebel movements to ...

Alyssa Healy has vowed to captain Australia's ODI World Cup defence but is uncertain on her future beyond this year's tournament. A sore Healy will soak in the spoils of leading the first women's ...

At least 54 people have been killed and 158 wounded in a strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a popular ...