Victoria's debt is set to balloon to record levels as the state government battles to rein in spending, even as the axe looms ...

Abusers are exploiting weaknesses in Australia's utility systems, according to a major report that has found inconsistent safeguards across energy and water providers are leaving victim-survivors ...

The next time you pick up a bag of spuds from the supermarket or fill up the car with petrol, you can thank a treaty signed in 1875 for the metric system that underpins daily life.

The Nationals will not be re-entering a Coalition agreement with the Liberal party, ending a 79-year-relationship.

The NBA's final four is set in stone and it is no coincidence that they are the only teams to not be hit by the injury bug during this year's playoffs. It leaves the league facing a potential problem ...

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Lost co-creator JJ Abrams has come back to the small screen with a 70s cop procedural full of retro car chases, dirty cops and the first female Black FBI agent.

As a major employer in Tasmania's north announces it will enter a period of "limited operation", some of its 250-odd workers ...

Minor flooding is possible along the Upper Hunter. The Hunter River at Muswellbrook is currently at 4.46 metres and rising, below the minor flood level (7.20 m). The Hunter River at Muswellbrook may ...

Major flooding is occurring along the Paterson River. The Paterson River at Gostwyck Bridge is steady at a peak near 14.00 metres, with major flooding higher than the March 2021 flood level (13.61 m).

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

Tyler Redway got a licence after completing driving tests in his own vehicle modified to his needs. But there's fears new ...