A MAN has been charged after a horrific hit-and-run in Newcastle in which he allegedly ran over a woman passenger who had fallen from the back seat of his vehicle.

UNIONS have demanded the right to investigate a Sydney desalination plant construction site after two workers were injured when a wall collapsed.

A MAN and his elderly mother have been bashed by intruders at their home in Sydney's south-west.

A MAN has been extradited to NSW to face charges over a brutal hammer attack and attempted strangulation in Sydney's inner-west, following his arrest in Melbourne.

THE odds were stacked against a father and his two sons who drowned in cold water after the children fell from a wharf on the NSW south coast, lifesavers said.

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The weather bureau has cancelled a severe thunderstorm warning for south-east Queensland.

The rain continues for eastern Australia with more storms, rain and showers on their way, according to weatherzone.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says rising dam levels will not change her mind about recycled water, unless she gets different advice from the Water Commission.

Severe storms are predicted to hit Brisbane this evening, three days after storms devastated parts of south-east Queensland.