Parts of south-east Queensland are hit with more than 400 millimetres of rain, stranding people in flash flooding and causing a second day of school closures on Friday.
Residents of Lismore city are ordered to evacuate immediately as the bureau warns of flooding worse than 2001 and 2005 events, while people in areas around Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads are also told to leave.
Brisbane receives a major drenching from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, and the wild weather is set to continue as the storm unleashes its fury on the south-east of the state forcing major school and business closures.
Emergency crews rescue 40 people from the roofs of their houses in the north Queensland city of Mackay, while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull flies over cyclone-affected towns as the clean-up is delayed by flooding.
Australia's defence community must change its culture and end negative stereotypes about mental health to ensure members and veterans get the help they need, a national report has found.
The Attorney-General condemns Labor's hour-and-a-half-long suspension of normal parliamentary business to pursue his role in a complex legal battle as a "farce".
A $1 billion battery and solar farm will be built at Morgan in South Australia's Riverland by year's end in a project the proponents describe as "the world's biggest".
Disgraced former speaker Bronwyn Bishop launches a passionate defence of her taxpayer-funded travel, declaring she "did nothing wrong" after a report into her expenses said she did not fully cooperate with the investigation.
While diversity might be the buzzword in recruitment circles, eradicating biases in the workplace and making employees from diverse backgrounds feel comfortable are still challenges.
When you grow up do you want to be a racing car driver? A soccer player? A yoga teacher? A new education program is helping students pursue these passions, but it's also stopping them slipping through the cracks.
In a lab in the Peruvian capital of Lima, a simulator mimicking the harsh conditions found on Mars now contains a hint of life: a nascent potato plant.
Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father's administration as an unpaid employee, after her plans to serve in a more informal capacity were questioned by ethics experts.
The hunt for a convicted killer, who has links to Melbourne's criminal underworld, intensifies following unconfirmed sightings in regional New South Wales.
Local surfer Jacob Willcox, 19, eliminates former world champion Gabriel Medina in a major upset at the Margaret River Pro, and heads straight into Round 3.
Former New South Wales Labor minister Ian Macdonald is found guilty of misconduct in public office for issuing a mining licence to a company run by his friend John Maitland.
There are calls to ditch plans for the world's biggest incinerator, to be built in western Sydney, following opposition from the Environment Protection Authority because of potential impacts on air quality and human health.
At the crucial moment, the United Kingdom and the European Union both offered a warm shoulder and a kind word, but now it gets tough, writes Lisa Millar.
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