Almost 700 rescues had been carried out in New South Wales by Friday morning as record-breaking rainfall pounds the state.

Queensland government-contracted school bus provider Kinetic has apologised after a driver exhibited unprofessional behaviour. It was the latest in a series of serious incidents involving Kinetic ...

Northeastern Australia is grappling with an unprecedented outbreak of the tropical bacterial infection melioidosis, which has ...

Another person has died from a rare tropical disease in North Queensland, bringing the state's death toll to 31, but doctors ...

Health authorities are on alert after three deaths from melioidosis in North Queensland, including two recorded in the ...

Small but deep sinkholes – big enough to lose a dog down – have been opening up in residential streets around Aitkenvale.

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood discusses whether those impacted by the NSW flood emergency will be able to access insurance. Nearly 50,000 people have been cut off in the deadly flooding that ...

Picture: Supplied. Councillor Paul Jacobs said while he did agree with the development and that it would allow for more housing in Townsville, he questioned the flood risk of the access into the ...