Sydney news

The ANZ has lowered its forecast price for coal and iron ore, and sees little chance of a recovery for either until 2017.

A Wiradjuri cultural space is being proposed for the old Griffith Police Station.

A Sydney family is reunited with their beloved teddy bear accidently left behind in Canberra, but not before he took an impromptu tour around the capital thanks to a helpful concierge.

WA Government-owned electricity generator Synergy reaches an agreement to sell surplus coal to the operators of a South West alumina refinery plagued by supply issues.

A spring-time cold snap that has hit the Hunter could bring snow to the highest parts of the Barrington Tops tomorrow.

An exclusive Geelong school urges victims of sexual abuse to come forward, after another historical account involving a former student is revealed.

Defence officials are not ruling out trucking in drinking water for residents if supplies have been contaminated by a toxic leak at the Williamtown air force base.

Letting gamblers access their cash inside South Australian gaming areas will boost scrutiny of their habits, the state's Police Minister Tony Piccolo says.

More than 1,000 light bulbs and 1,500 lanterns will light up Commonwealth Park for the annual Floriade NightFest which begins tonight.

Feral pig hunters in the Upper Hunter Valley are being warned to be vigilant after yet another person acquired a rare bacterial disease, spread from pigs to humans.

Labor's Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp is calling on the Liberal Government to revoke its agreement with the developer behind the city's former bowling club site.

Lawyers want the Attorney-General to overturn a decision to end monthly sittings of the Balranald Court, citing concerns about the impact on victims of domestic violence among others.

Brothers Michael and Daniel Talia are understood to be involved in an AFL investigation requested by the Western Bulldogs.

Northern Territory police confirms they are investigating several criminal allegations in relation to Darwin's youth detention centre.

Landholders in the mid-western region are being assured plans for two open cut mines will have a minimal impact on the area.

A woman from the Hunter is in hospital after being diagnosed with the region's fourth confirmed case of meningococcal disease this year.

Two senior principals have been hired as part of efforts to improve Walgett Community College.

A Chinese-Australian entrepreneur's $15 million donation leads the University of Sydney to establish a new museum that will display some of the university's earliest collections, including artistic, scientific and archaeological artefacts, for the first time.

There are hopes a memorial for murdered Canowindra teacher Stephanie Scott will mark her legacy in her hometown.

The Environment Protection Authority is considering legal action against a mining company following a coal mine spill in a Lithgow river.

A United Nations group is to begin investigating whether to include a toxic chemical, linked to a contamination case involving the RAAF Base in Williamtown, on a global list potentially banning its use.

Residents and businesses are again being urged to have their say on whether the opening day of next year's Newcastle Regional Show should be a public holiday.

The Cleaner is ready for another big spring campaign, with the popular Tasmanian horse primed for a second tilt at the Cox Plate according to trainer Mick Burles.

Receiving regular text messages about healthy living can help people who have had a heart attack significantly reduce their chances of having a second one, new research finds.

A captive group of Tasmanian devils will be released to join wild populations this week - in a first for Tasmania.

The creation of drought resistant wheat is almost a mission impossible, according to one of Australia's largest plant breeding companies.

South Sydney pair Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray are showing signs of improvement in a Sydney hospital after overdosing on prescription medication on Tuesday.

A man will face court today charged with the murder of his heavily pregnant de facto partner in a home in Sydney's west.

Hundreds of hospitality workers at the Pancake Parlour have won weekend and late-night penalty rates in a case that goes to the heart of a contentious national debate.

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in Aden on Tuesday, airport sources said.

Peta Credlin has hit back at "unnamed sources" who dogged her final months in politics by suggesting cabinet ministers and journalists intimidated by her position didn't deserve their jobs.

Flimsy dramatic devices attempt to avoid pitfalls of the material.

Oscar Pistorius should have been convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend, South African state prosecutors will argue at an appeal hearing set for November 3.

This is a knowing comedy of manners for the Tinder/Grindr generation.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has urged newly installed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to make taxation reform a key priority of the federal government.

With a robot in the lead, there's plenty of pathos and absurdist sci-fi in this assured production.

"This is the best deal we know of in the APS," DFAT chiefs say. But not everyone agrees.

It didn't take long for the late Phil Walsh to unify the fractured club and after a few 'man conversations' the Crows were back on track.

Fears mounting for Melbourne Victory's A-League legend Archie Thompson after the striker was stretchered off.

Williams could not have chosen better company than de Clario, whose discourse of the stranger and the beginner permeates all three levels of the gallery.

Professor Fred Hollows once said: "I believe that the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other," and 29 ACT kids have followed in his footsteps.

Ben Hunt is putting no credence in Mitchell Pearce's abysmal record at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, scene of Friday's final.

Narcissistic personality disorder affects up to 6 per cent of the population (predominantly males), with significantly higher rates in certain subcultures.

The public service workers' union says the overwhelming no vote for the Border Force pay deal sends a strong message to the government over its "draconian" wage policy.

There was something old and something new in Mitch Fifield's first interview as Arts and Communications Minister.

A plan to share out refugees across the European Union was rejected outright by the Czech Republic on Tuesday and criticised by a United Nations agency for not going far enough.

Come dusk, Floriade will transform into a haunting dreamscape of light, colour and sound.

Australia's major banks are closing accounts of bitcoin companies, forcing at least 13 digital currency providers out of business.

There is little to doubt that the three most successful clubs of the NRL era are the Roosters, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Man will learn fate next month over molotov cocktail attack at the Brindabella Business Park.