Wild storms bringing potentially heavy rains and damaging winds will continue to batter one Australian state, as another braces for a possible cyclone.

Aussies have been warned to brace for potential tropical cyclones as parts of the country are lashed by heavy rain, with multiple severe weather warnings in place.

Sydney's 83,000-seat Olympic Stadium will once again host a Rugby World Cup final, this time in 2027 and 24 years after the home team was left bitterly disappointed in the championship match against England.

An outbreak of the world's deadliest bee parasite, varroa destructor mite, has been found less than 5 kilometres from the Queensland border — the closest detection to date.

Queensland residents connected to the Bellview Estate, Cassowary Heights, and north and south Millstream water supply schemes are being warned to boil their water to avoid potentially becoming sick. A boil water notice has been issued to those residents as heavy rain continues to lash northern Queensland ahead of forecast cyclones.

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.

Queensland’s attempt to shine as the low-cost state for property investors is paying off.The Sunshine State is trumping Sydney and Melbourne and there is every reason to believe the trend will continue for years.

Star Entertainment has sold off a key asset as it struggles to find the cash needed to engineer a recovery from a financial bloodbath that has left the casino operator on the edge of collapse.

Public hospitals are preparing to shut seven mental health wards across New South Wales after more than 200 public psychiatrists resigned over a lack of pay.

Fresh off her victory in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) on the Gold Coast, Miss Roumbini is now setting her sights on the Sydney autumn carnival. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior-trained mare, who has won four of her past five starts, is enjoying a well-earned break in Queensland before her campaign resumes.