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.

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.

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.

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.

The storm alert is current for parts of Sydney, the Hunter ... earlier about the rain and tropical low forecast for Far North Queensland, Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the wet weather ...

A decision to relocate Bundaberg Rum’s bottling operations to Sydney will result in 10 job losses in the city that bears its name, its parent company has announced.

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.

And for those who who find the Sydney and Melbourne cliques a little too 'old money', the Queensland hotspot is the perfect playground for the young, rich and beautiful. Known for its pristine ...

To be skippered by Canadian/Kiwi two-time Olympian, Sharon Ferris Choat, Awen is an IMOCA Open 60 high-performance ocean racing yacht. She was launched as Ecover 2 for British sailor, Mike Golding, who participated in short-handed events such as Vendée Globes and the IMOCA Ocean Masters.

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 first cyclone for the year could be brewing as meteorologists watch a developing low in the state's far north.