NSW residents are in for a week of wild weather, with heavy rain and flash flooding, gale-force winds, cold temperatures and hazardous surf conditions expected to plague the coast.

Victoria's landmark day of no coronavirus cases or deaths is about to put Melbourne back in business.

A knife-wielding man wore spiked armbands he claimed were tipped with snake venom when he chased his estranged wife through Brisbane airport before pulling a fake bomb from a suitcase.

Australia Post will face a one-month investigation examining the organisation's gift and expense culture after watches worth almost $20,000 were handed to senior executives.

Australia is demanding urgent answers after female travellers were subjected to "disturbing and offensive" physical examinations in Qatar.

Employers and unions have backed Victoria's plan to lift coronavirus economic clamps as thousands of Melburnians prepare to return to work.

Scammers, often pretending to be from government departments, have intimidated people into handing over nearly $9 million this year.

The United States has seen its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the past two days, keeping the pandemic a top election issue as Vice President Mike Pence travels the country to campaign despite close aides testing positive.

Craig Bellamy has hailed Melbourne's 2020 premiership as the finest in their illustrious history after they held off a charging Penrith to win a bizarre NRL grand final 26-20.

Frustrated Melbourne residents must wait another 24 to 48 hours before likely getting the all-clear to take significant steps out of COVID-19 lockdown, with health authorities sweating on an outbreak in the city's north.