An invasion of humid air from the north will generate widespread heavy rain across northern Australia during the coming fortnight. The increased tropical activity has already soaked Queensland this week, including 301 millimetres in Townsville in the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday, the city’s heaviest fall since January 1998. The NT and WA’s Kimberley are also likely to see …

The three-month doping ban handed to Jannik Sinner has been slammed as far too lenient by many in the tennis world, with Australian Nick Kyrgios again leading the backlash. Kyrgios declared on Saturday that “fairness in tennis does not exist” upon learning of Sinner’s settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after testing positive to banned steroid clostebol. WADA had originally …

The Coalition would be in the best position to form government if an election was held today, according to a new estimate from pollster YouGov. The ABC can reveal the results of YouGov’s latest MRP model, which finds the Peter Dutton-led Coalition would be likely to win about 73 seats, with a lower estimate of 65 and upper estimate of …

There has been a major twist in the investigation of two NSW nurses who went on an anti-Israel rant and claimed they would kill Israeli patients. 7NEWS can exclusively reveal that after Ahmed Rashid Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh were sacked, police allegedly found one vial of morphine in Nadir’s personal locker at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital in Sydney’s southwest. Nadir had allegedly asked …

A drug dealer chasing a $1500 debt may have been hypervigilant when he fatally shot a buyer twice with a double-barrelled shotgun during a botched home invasion, a court has been told. Bahra Youseff killed 30-year-old Adnan Salameh by shooting him in his right thigh and shoulder in front of his partner in their granny flat in the western Sydney …

Bill Shorten has taken on the top job at the University of Canberra, acknowledging some jobs will go as part of the institution’s rejuvenation. The former Labor leader and minister was officially initiated as the university’s seventh vice-chancellor in a ceremony in Canberra on Friday. Mr Shorten said its balance sheet had “some problems” it had to face up to, …

When a doctor, nurse or any other medical professional enters a hospital, a surgery or a clinic to treat another human, they have a moral obligation to provide equal care to that person, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, black or white, Christian, Muslim or any other faith. In the NSW medical system, Jewish people fear they cannot …

In the search for a dream home, Australians are competing with foreign cash. Real estate agent Nicole Qui meets with international buyers daily, showing them the best of our property market. Most buyers, she says, are from China, with many coming from Singapore and Malaysia. Our excellent schools are a big drawcard. Jeffrey Yuen has just moved his family to Melbourne from …

NSW Health is closely checking patient records to ensure no “adverse patient outcomes” have occurred involving Israeli and Jewish patients at Bankstown Hospital, Health Minister Ryan Park assured Sunrise viewers on Thursday. Park said he would “without a doubt” make the results public. The probe comes after a video which appears to show nurse Ahmad “Rashad” Nadir and colleague Sarah …

The federal government could acquire Rex Airlines if a suitable private sector buyer can’t be found for the embattled regional carrier. The government will work with Rex administrators and shortlisted bidders to find a buyer committed to providing an ongoing and reasonable level of service to the regions, value for money and good governance. If that falls through, the Albanese …