About 32,000 residents remained isolated due to floodwaters, which were slowly starting to recede. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mycology and forensics are the subject of conversation across Australia as Erin Patterson stands trial, accused of murdering three relatives with a beef Wellington.

Flash flooding on Australia's southeast coast has killed three people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residents, as officials on Thursday warned more downpours were expected over the next 24 hours.

There, the Form Four student from SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth, Penang, will embark on a one-week study tour at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, experiencing what it’s like to study abroad through social events, cultural programmes and excursions around the metropolitan city.

Asia's largest fast-food company – the hugely popular Jollibee – is set to open its first Australian store, in Sydney. This Filipino fast-food/ cheap eats giant has about 1,500 locations in 17 countries around the globe, and after a long campaign, they're in the works to open their first Australian eatery – likely in Sydney's Campbelltown.

About 6 per cent of sports science and sports medicine research is female-specific — the Australian Institute of Sport is determined to change that to help athletes around the world perform at their peak.

As businesses globally fret about sky-high U.S. tariffs reviving rampant inflation, in Australia, the redirection of cheap Chinese goods is expected to provide relief for consumers and policymakers worried about stubborn cost pressures.

Major flooding hit several rural towns in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, with most of the Mid North Coast region facing further heavy rainfall through Thursday.