An elderly couple who died in a crash in Sydney's southwest were returning from visiting their new-born great granddaughter.

Tributes are flowing for the teenager killed riding on the roof of a Melbourne train, as it's been revealed 330 fines were issued for the offence in 2011.

Motorists caught in floodwaters have been rescued as wild weather continues to pound the Gold Coast.

A convicted killer escaped from a Darwin jail with another prisoner after a gate was left unlocked, and went on the run for almost 24 hours before being captured.

Four Sydney men have been granted bail after being extradited to Perth to face charges of bashing a man over an alleged drug debt.

Former Sydney hotel tycoon Andrew Kalajzich will be released in February after spending 25 years behind bars for arranging his wife's murder.