A stately brick building that once served as a Denver elementary school, sat vacant for decades, and most recently housed artist studios, reopens today as a cafe and beer garden. Schoolyard Beer ...

Most of the rain will clear out by sunrise Thursday, with cloudy but dry weather for most of the day. A few isolated showers are still possible, but any rain during the day Thursday will be brief.

Australia will sink billions of dollars more into defence if the coalition is elected, but questions remain over how the nation will pay for it.

Queensland MP Nick Dametto says he was "unaware" drinking full strength beer on one of Palm Island's northern islands was not permitted, after he posted photos of himself drinking there.