NSW punters have kicked off the new year in lucky fashion by scooping eight of the 18 first division prizes on offer in last night’s Lotto Superdraw.
THOUSANDS of homes without power in Brisbane as floods force hundreds to evacuate in NSW.
PREMIER says ads aimed at cutting state’s road toll may inspire motorists to drive dangerously.
POLICE hope jewellery on a partially burnt body found beside a rural road in south-west NSW will help identify the man.
THE husband of a woman found dead with her throat cut in her western Sydney home has appeared briefly in a Melbourne court where he was remanded in custody over her death.
POLICE have called off a search for a man who was reported missing in crocodile-infested waters near Cairns, after he was located alive in the city.
FLOOD warnings have been issued for several rivers in northern NSW as a low pressure weather system continues to bring heavy rain.
ALL airline passengers travelling to America from Australia are being subjected to physical patdowns as new restrictions come into effect in the wake of a terrorism scare.
THINGS are getting desperate at sea for some of the back markers in this year’s snail-paced Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
A MAN is charged with dangerous driving after a smash which badly injured a pregnant woman.