Some businesses along Monaro Street in Queanbeyan’s CBD say their trade has reduced significantly since the road was closed for upgrades a month and a half ago. Hospitality venues are being ...

The extreme heat will make Perth the hottest of all Australian capital cities on Christmas Day, with an extreme fire danger warning in place. While much of the focus has been on the daytime heat, ...

A man has died after crashing his motorcycle on the Monaro Highway, south of Cooma. The Monaro Highway is closed in both directions, with some detours expected to add five hours to long weekend travel ...

A male motorcyclist, believed to be in his 40s, has died in a crash on the Monaro Highway at Rock Flat south of Cooma, about 140 km from Canberra. Covering daily incidents in the capital city ...

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Critical Western Australia agriculture region counting cost of brutal cyclone as flooding risk persists for low-lying communities Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An ...

Skies in parts of Australia’s west coast were bathed in an unsettling blood-red glow as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bore down on the continent, creating an effect some called “apocalyptic.” “Incredibly ...

Cyclone Narelle has been a rare and persistent "triple-strike" storm. The sky over parts of Western Australia, most notably in Shark Bay and Denham, turned a dramatic and eerie blood-red due to ...

Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Christie Johnson said category four Cyclone Narelle will cross the mainland around midday Western Australia time, before speeding southward. “We can see a very ...

A man has been charged with murder over a head-on crash on the Monaro Highway. A 36-year-old Bega Valley woman died at the scene as a result of her injuries. A Canberra man is behind bars after being ...

A man found in a paddock after a head-on crash that killed a woman in the state’s south has been charged with seven offences, including murder. NSW Police allege the 39-year-old man was driving a car ...

Authors of a new book argue secession could be a blueprint for eastern states but the government says it would leave WA with a weaker economy and no defence force Follow our Australia news live blog ...