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South-east Queensland and northern NSW cop a lashing in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie, forcing schools and businesses to close and leaving over 50,000 homes without power.

Yep, thats a very large bull shark smack bank in the middle of an Australian road...

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Today Britain serves the EU official notice that it is leaving. For Australia, Brexit is the diplomatic equivalent of moving into a shared house with a divorcing couple.

"We need to understand we are going to get lots of reports of damage and injury, if not death, and we need to be prepared for that," Police Commissioner tells Queenslanders.

It is going to be world's first for professional football this Friday and it is happening in Australia.

“We will never let them intimidate us or challenge our democratic way of life," says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Tobacco companies have always been accused of marketing their products to younger Americans, especially those that are under the age limitations.

A woman from South Australia is recovering in hospital after narrowly avoiding death in Wednesday's horror at Westminster.

Rangers capture and kill crocodile thought responsible for the death of Warren Hughes.

Aussie teen Lee De Paauw jumped into croc inhabited waters to impress a foreign girl. And guess what happened...

There are thousands of great places in the world to visit and experience, so why choose the Philippines?

ANALYSIS & OPINION: The extreme marine heatwave in 2016 killed two-thirds of the corals along a 700km stretch of the northern Great Barrier Reef, from Port Douglas to Papua New Guinea. It was a game-changer for the reef and for how we manage it.

Embracing a new life in a country on the other side of the world is an equally exciting and daunting prospect, but the financial challenges associated with starting afresh are manageable with adequate planning before you jet off.

Whether you’re a personal buyer or a property investor, anybody buying or selling a property will need a property conveyancer.

Aussie mother of two sentenced to 4 years in prison over fatal incident at Kuta Beach involving British boyfriend.

ANALYSIS & OPINION: A federal parliamentary committee has recommended foreign citizens and entities be banned from making political donations.

The Western Australia state election is set to be close, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation potentially taking the balance of power in the upper house. WA overseas voters are being encouraged to have their say.

OPINION: The shaming of veterans and Centrelink debt victims must stop before there is further injury, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

ANALYSIS: The prime minister calls out One Nation's Pauline Hanson over her stance on vaccination and praise for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Hey, don't squirm - we've all done it, right? Probably. So if we've all done it, just how much urine is there in the pool? And what about the jacuzzi?

Working in mining can be a very profitable job, however, it’s also a risky one.

A disastrous Newspoll showing the Coalition trailing Labor 45-55%, One Nation gaining ground and Malcolm Turnbull’s ratings falling will fuel the alarm and anger in the Coalition as it returns to parliament in the wake of Tony Abbott’s outburst.

After a marathon Academy Awards evening of Trump bashing, at the biggest moment it all came crashing down and the right was there to stick the boot in.

ANALYSIS: Israel can count on only a handful of friends on the international stage. Australia is one of them. While the government says it is opposed to “one-sided resolutions against Israel”, four Labor statesmen – Bob Hawke, Bob Carr, Kevin Rudd and Gareth Evans – have called for diplomatic recognition...

VIDEO: Incredible discovery of seven exo-planets all orbiting the same small star closely together. As well as water and oxygen, they may harbour life on their surfaces.

In spite of its vastness and low overall population density, the Australian housing market is characterized by supply-side issues in key metropolitan areas, which have led to significant house-price inflation particularly in state capitals.

In today’s digital world, we’ve become used to life moving at a fast pace.

VIDEO: Only in Australia is goanna wrangling a handy skill for restaurant staff to have on their resume'.

SPECIAL FEATURE: As well as commemorating the Fall of Singapore, this week also marks 75 years since the infamous Bangka Island Massacre. TESS LAWRENCE reports.

OPINION: More than a quarter of the world’s darknet methamphetamine trade is facilitated by Australian cryptomarket dealers.

Successes being achieved, but progress nationally is too slow, says new Closing The Gap report

OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull's "know your place" speech was terrific, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

"The level of public disenchantment with the major parties, the lack of confidence in our political process and the concern about the direction of our nation is very, very strong. This is a direct product of us, the political class, being out of touch with the hopes and aspirations of...

OPINION: Airbnb has had perhaps the most long-standing and significant influence in Australia, in most cases prior to any specific legislation being created to regulate it. And if trade and commerce are free of regulation, they are also free of government control, protection and taxation.

Donald Trump reportedly hung up on Malcolm Turnbull over refugee deal in testy phone call, accusing Australia of trying to export "the next boston bombers".

OPINION: It's a post-truth world we now live in. Two perspectives on fake news

Julie Bishop says Australia requests the same preferential treatment afforded the UK and Canada for dual nationals caught up in Donald Trump's harsh new immigration ban.

OPINION: Donald Trump is delusional and utterly obsessed with himself, and this is a danger to Australia and the rest of the world, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

VIDEO: Shocking footage as a light plane crashes into the Swan River during Australia Day celebrations, killing both the pilot and passenger, in front of thousands of horrified onlookers.

President Donald Trump celebrates Australia Day and close ties, in the same week he pulls out of TPP and threatens to end visa-waiver program.

Scientist of smell, responsible for breakthrough development on spinal injuries and whose work has been compared to the moon landing, has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year.

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON DC: "It seems that Australia too is sadly moving to the right, although not as far as the US has. We need to take a lesson from what happened here." - Aussie expat on Women's March.

OPINION: There is no precedent for the Trump presidency in modern times, and no limit to where he can go from here. He has transgressed and broken taboos all the way to the White House, and been rewarded.

"The people who complain about Muslim Australians not assimilating were the ones who complained about two Muslim girls holding an Australian flag celebrating Australia Day," defiant fundraiser says.

Bega Cheese has taken ownership of the iconic Australian spread brand Vegemite, bringing it back home after decades of foreign ownership.

OPINION: The United States of Obama' — TESS LAWRENCE revisits that halcyon time of promise and the fruition of audacity and hope.

"I know that I ran past four victims and there was at least two others behind me that I didn’t see, where or not they are all dead or not, I'm not sure." - Tim Mullen

OPINION: It remains to be seen whether America’s celebrated checks and balances will prove any hindrance to Trump giving full expression to his monumental egomania and self-obsession.

At a time when a lot of the world is facing economic and political uncertainty, Australia is doing relatively well

Latest Gold Coast theme park safety scare comes just months after the tragic fatal accident at nearby Dreamworld.