Millions of dollars’ worth of insurance claims across Queensland and NSW have been made, after heavy rainfall and flooding ravaged the Gold Coast, Logan and Scenic Rim regions.

It’s hard to find more compelling form lines at Randwick on Wednesday than those carried by Godolphin three-year-old Hilo into the Sky Racing Active Handicap (1250m) on the Kensington track.

The ASX pared solid gains on Tuesday as bank stocks slumped over fears of squeezed profit margins after the RBA cut rates to a record low.

The notorious family has been left reeling after a dramatic police operation that spanned three continents. But what – or who– brought them undone?

High-achieving state school students will soon study university subjects and VCE extension programs at a new academy in South Yarra.