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Severe thunderstorms ripped across New South Wales overnight, with thousands of lightning bolts cracking across the sky and hail pelting parts of Sydney’s west.A 37-year-old man died after he was struck by a gas bottle in Sydney’s…

Severe thunderstorms barrelled through Melbourne today and rolled into areas south of Sydney this evening. NEW SOUTH WALESA severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 9.43pm on Tuesday for people in parts of the Blue Mountains and…

Doubts have emerged about Shane Martin's claim that he has Aboriginal heritage.The exiled father of AFL star Dustin Martin failed in his bid to return to Australia last weekend, following a landmark High Court ruling that indigenous…

Severe thunderstorms are barrelling through Melbourne this afternoon, with warnings the same could happen in both Sydney and Canberra. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning around 2pm as dangerous storms headed…

AUSTRALIA'S RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS* 15 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia: five in Queensland; four in New South Wales; four in Victoria; two in South Australia* Eight of the earlier cases have recovered, other seven are in a…

Some positive signs in the global and Australian economies drove the decision to keep interest rates on hold, the Reserve Bank says.The minutes of the most recent RBA board meeting, which led to the cash rate being unchanged at 0.75 per…

Sydney Roosters captain Boyd Cordner is being rested and will miss the club’s World Club Challenge match against St Helens on Sunday.Cordner has endured a mammoth workload in recent years, including back-to-back premiership runs, as well…

In an 82-game NBA season with four rounds of a best-of-seven series’ to decide the champion, you couldn’t really fault an NBA player for taking a week off during the All-Star weekend.But for Australian star Patty Mills, the week off has…

Even as her social media bushfire relief fundraising drive hit the $50 million mark, Celeste Barber put her hand up to do more.The global comedic phenomenon, who has amassed almost seven million Instagram followers with her hilarious…

There are fears the London underground transport network could become a hotbed for the spread of coronavirus in the UK as the number of cases in the country rises to nine.On Wednesday a woman who contracted the virus in China and…

Two teenagers have been charged with murdering a Canberra man on the New South Wales south coast after one of them allegedly messaged him on gay dating app Grindr. The body of Canberra man Peter Keeley, 56, was discovered in bushland…

The public spending watchdog says sports groups have a right to expect fair handing of grant applications.Auditor-General Grant Hehir gave evidence on Thursday on the first day of public hearings of an inquiry into the so-called sports…

Two teenagers are expected to be charged with murder after the body of a father-of-three was found in bushland on the New South Wales south coast almost a fortnight ago, with an alleged gay hate crime being one line of inquiry.Police…

Two teenagers have been arrested after the body of a father-of-three was found in bushland on the New South Wales south coast almost a fortnight ago.Police believe Peter Keeley, 56, may have been using the dating app Grindr to meet with…

The federal government is looking at ways to shore up its ability to deport convicted criminals following a High Court ruling that Aboriginal people are exempt from immigration laws.The court found in a 4-3 majority decision on Tuesday…

Pauline Hanson has saved the government's senate leader Mathias Cormann from unprecedented sanctions over the refusal to release a report on the sports rorts saga.One Nation, which controls two upper house votes, made the last-minute…

The first Australians quarantined on Christmas Island are on course to leave the former detention centre next week with three suspected cases testing negative for the coronavirus.So far, 540 Australians have been airlifted from the…

Australia's auditor-general will be the first senior official to shed light on the controversial "sports rorts" scheme at a public inquiry into the scandal.The auditor-general found blatant political pork-barrelling in the Community…

Anjali Brisbane believes losing your house to bushfire in Australia has become a political issue.Her grandfather's property was destroyed when a fireball tore through the NSW south coast on New Year's Eve.The 18-year-old joined a group…

Anthony Albanese has given his strongest statement to date about the future of coal in Australia.Repeatedly asked if a future Labor government would allow new coal projects to proceed, the federal opposition leader said: "You may as well…