Sydney news

Shark deterrent technologies including electrical barriers and sonar detection will be raised at a meeting of shark experts in Sydney today in a bid to reduce the number of shark attacks in Australian waters.

Great Lakes Council says it hopes to resume its sand re-nourishment program in the next week on Jimmys Beach, north of Newcastle, which has again suffered significant erosion after more wild weather.

Hunter Water says while its supplies in the Williamtown toxic leak fallout zone are safe it has no control over private bores in the area.

NSW and ACT police will gather in Canberra today as part of Police Remembrance Day to reflect on colleagues who have been killed on duty.

Seriously ill children from remote areas will now be flown into Maitland Airport and transferred to the John Hunter Hospital.

A Newcastle shark expert says shark nets are posing a real risk to other marine life along the Hunter's coastline.

Three people are seriously injured in a two-car crash overnight that may have been caused by a drag race in Melbourne's north, according to police.

The Land and Environment Court has given a Newcastle couple 90 days to get rid of three large trees, at the centre of legal action, stemming from the April super storm.

A man is due to face court in Newcastle today, charged over a shooting incident at Wallsend, in which shots were fired into a house.

The Victorian Opposition flags a blanket ban on onshore unconventional gas until at least 2020 after a report reveals the state is not as well placed to respond to any risks.

Two 16-year-old boys are charged after a 17-year-old suffers a broken jaw during an allegedly assaulted at an under 17s soccer match in Western Sydney on Sunday.

The Yorke Peninsula Field Days in South Australia, believed to be the oldest such event for showcasing farming equipment, is celebrating 120 years of history as it kicks off today.

An 86-metre strip of highway fencing in South Australia is covered with almost 400 bras in a bid to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.

The Warrumbungle Shire Council says it is important that lessons are learnt from a blaze that tore through the Warrumbungle National Park two years ago.

The Lachlan Shire Council is pushing ahead with plans to build a walkway around Lake Cargelligo after delays caused by funding uncertainty.

Women how go through menopause later have a higher risk of getting breast cancer, according to a new genetic study.

JRPP defends boarding house approval

Fremantle Dockers star Nat Fyfe holds off the field to win the 2015 Brownlow Medal.

Nat Fyfe wins the 2015 Brownlow Medal as the AFL's fairest and best. look back at how the count unfolded with our live blog.

North Queensland superstar Johnathan Thurston wins the Dally M Medal as the NRL's best player for a record fourth time.

Two people die and a third is injured after their car hits a tree in Clackline near Northam in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.

A quarter of a century after acclaimed Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Dae premiered in Perth, two of its original members come together to perform again on the same stage.

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says he was punished in the polls for his pace of reform, whereas the Palaszczuk Government is being rewarded for avoiding controversy.

Keen West Coast Eagles fans are seeking flights to Melbourne via Asia in a desperate bid to see their team play in the AFL Grand Final, as the price of airfares skyrockets with demand, agents say.

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A bible that was used on-board the historic City of Adelaide clipper in the 1920s, is donated back to the ship's preservation trust.

An inmate who allegedly took a teenager hostage after escaping from Tasmania's Risdon Prison is recaptured and charged with a raft of offences related to his escape.

Darwin's main shopping centre Casuarina Square has confirmed it will start restricted parking and fines at the shopping centre from October 1.

Canberra is named one of 12 domestic violence "hotspots" nationwide and is set to receive a specialist domestic violence unit, offering legal assistance to women in need.

SA Health seeks a way out of paying the full catering and cleaning costs at an empty Royal Adelaide Hospital for a period of up to four months.

Join Grandstand Online's live blog of the 2015 Brownlow Medal as the likes of Nat Fyfe, Matt Priddis, Todd Goldstein and Patrick Dangerfield vie for the AFL's top individual honour.

Twelve new domestic violence "specialist unit hubs" will be established mostly in regional Australia, as part of the Federal Government's pledge to prevent family violence.

Swinging voters offer their take on new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, the economy and same-sex marriage.

Community members in northern NSW have welcomed the recent releases of failed managed investment scheme (MIS) forestry plantations, as many farmers purchase them to return the land back to farming.

The Member for Eden-Monaro, Dr Peter Hendy says the unemployment rate has dropped in the south east. However, Professor Bill Mitchell, from Newcastle University's Centre for Full Employment and Equity, says that the figures exclude a significant number of people who aren't counted in the stats because they've given up looking for jobs that aren't there.

The Department of Parks and Wildlife defends a prescribed burn which caused a smoke haze over Perth, saying it has to make the most of favourable weather conditions.

There are no signs of violence in an Adelaide unit where the bodies of an elderly man and woman have been found, police say.

Bad advertisements are a hallmark of regional television in Australia, but one small advertising company is trying to change that.

The drought-affected Barcoo Shire will apply for funding to fence out hungry and aggressive kangaroos from three towns.

Senior Aboriginal women from remote communities say a reluctance to report domestic violence is a major issue, and have welcomed federal investment.

Authorities investigate whether a two-car fire in Braddon in Canberra's north, which caused $30,000 damage, was lit under suspicious circumstances.

Queensland's Palm Island community was angry the partner of local man Cameron Doomadgee was turned away by police as he lay dead in a cell, a court hears.

The head of Australia's offshore detention centre management company is backing the rights of advocacy groups to lobby against the offshore detention of asylum seekers.

Broome's famous Cable Beach is closed on a busy public holiday after a three-metre saltwater crocodile is spotted there this morning.

A house that 'gives back' to nature has won a sustainable design award.

The number of people expected to attend Adelaide's Moon Lantern Festival is underestimated by up to 35,000, leading to a backlog in public transport, the state's transport department says.

Australia has a massive unconventional gas resource which could be worth trillions of dollars, but there are massive challenges in getting it out of the ground.

Mobile bottler offers an alternative to expensive set-ups for regional wine producers.

Sydney CBD bus route are changing this weekend as the South East Light Rail network construction starts

Changes to a proposed toll road linking Melbourne's West Gate Freeway to CityLink will not result in freeway ramps over homes, Transurban says.