"Baking heat" is set to spread into Australia's south-east this weekend, while north Queensland can expect intense rainfall.

Police rescued two people from floodwaters in Gordonvale, Queensland. Young intruders have stolen a Mercedes Benz, with part of the joyride captured on the car's dash camera, before they set their sights on a Rolls Royce valued at more than $1 million dollars.

Western Australians have faced brutal record-breaking temperatures with Perth hitting a 10-year high of 43.6C and Geraldton hitting a record of 49.3 with Queensland now set to brace for a "severe heatwave".

Far North Queensland residents are being warned to expect more heavy rain and strong winds today as the threat of multiple tropical cyclones looms off the coast.

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

Severe heatwaves are forecast for large parts of Queensland and Western Australia as sweltering temperatures continue to grip the two states for the remainder of the week.

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Optus Stadium is set to add another feather to its cap, revealed as the host for the 2027 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony and tournament opener featuring the Wallabies.

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While the pressure of heading into another national tournament as gold medal contenders may be an expectation some coaches shy away from, Queensland coach Brayden Heslehurst is urging his side to embrace everything that comes their way in Ballarat.

The Australian subsidiary of one of the world’s largest multinational building materials companies has increased its footprint with the purchase of two central Queensland sand operations as the sector continues to consolidate.

In a draft list of priority projects across the country that will require federal funding to proceed, 29 Queensland projects have been cut down to just seven.