SYDNEY (dpa): Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville ...

Severe flooding in Queensland has forced thousands of people to evacuate, cut power to homes and washed away sections of a ...

One person died on Sunday in Australia's north Queensland state in heavy flooding, authorities said, urging thousands of people to move to higher ground due to torrential rains.

Australia has recorded the hottest temperatures on Earth in the past 24 hours, with millions of people again bracing for temperatures to soar past 40C.

Rapidly rising rivers swamped swathes of rain-lashed Sydney on July 4, forcing thousands to flee "dangerous" floods as the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water. The death toll from week ...

The Dimboola fire is one of two that are said to be out of control in Victoria, while scorching temperatures were felt on ...

Australian authorities on Sunday urged thousands of people in north Queensland state to move to higher ground due to flooding caused by torrential rains. Queensland authorities said major flooding was ...

Tuesday is expected to bring a dose of the blistering heat to Sydney, with temperatures are expected to hit 42C in Penrith and Richmond on Tuesday, closely followed by 41C in Parramatta ...

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 ...

9News Sydney anchor Peter Overton opens up about a recent health scare that kept him from the newsdesk for weeks. More extreme rain and life-threatening flooding is expected to fall across a wide ...

Keith Gallasch, a much-loved Australian theatre identity, has died at the age of 80. A writer and playwright, he was ...

As campaigning ramps up ahead of the announcement of the date for the 2025 federal election, shadow attorney-general ...