An extended heatwave could worsen bushfires in two national parks that have destroyed property and burnt more than 100,000 hectares.

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

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

It's almost a year since Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy went for a run and never came home.

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

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

Hot, humid conditions are not only risky for professional athletes but amateurs as well, with differing fitness ...

Analysts say the Liberal and National parties could regain previously held blue-ribbon seats at the March 8 poll but are ...

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 ...

"Trimming over-hanging branches, cleaning gutters protects your home against ember attack and really allows firefighters to ...

He also outlined a lack of action on climate change and human rights more broadly, saying the overwhelming concern of voters ...