Sydney news

Detectives have charged a man over the death of a man at Coffs Harbour.

Adam Goodes will remain close to the Sydney Swans after thanking fans for persuading him not to retire midway through a tough final season of his distinguished AFL career.

A first-aid program for mental health, developed by a couple as they walked their dog in Canberra, has grown to provide training to more than one million people worldwide.

Canberra's comic book artists are determined to keep their art alive, despite competition from Hollywood blockbusters and the emerging digital landscape.

The Federal Government says it is "quite confident" of passing a bill to trial a new cashless welfare card and has announced a $1 million boost to community services around the first trial site in Ceduna.

A well-known Queensland stud cattle breeder says years of drought and the changing climate is why his family sold its Queensland property and relocated half their herd to King Island.

The Federal Government says it is "quite confident" of passing a bill to trial a new cashless welfare card and has announced a $1 million boost to community services around the first trial site in Ceduna.

An extraordinary new work of contemporary dance by Antony Hamilton and a generous, commanding performance by Okwui Okpokwasili mark the start of Melbourne Festival for Alison Croggon, and both are not to be missed.

A little-known method of using coffee grounds to grow mushrooms may soon result in Fremantle boasting WA's first urban mushroom farm, if a crowd-funding campaign is successful.

Adelaide United and defending champions Melbourne Victory play out a 0-0 draw in their first A-League match of the season at Adelaide Oval.

They're some of the most recognisable images of Australian coastal life and culture in the late 1960s and 1970s, but the man behind them remains something of an enigma.

Emma Alberici speaks with Neil El-Kadomi about his reaction to the protests held outside Parramatta Mosque involving around 150 anti-Muslim and pro-Muslim people.

There is some good news for Collingwood fans at the end of a tough season, with captain Scott Pendlebury re-signing for five more seasons.

John Witzig is the man behind some of the most recognisable images of Australian coastal life and is the subject of a touring exhibition by the National Portrait Gallery celebrating his work and bringing it to a new generation.

The adopted grandson of Westfield chairman Frank Lowy has been released from a Sydney police station without charge after being questioned over a hit-and-run that left a woman with a broken arm.

Home buyers are piling on debt, with new figures showing the average new mortgage is growing even faster than the turbocharged property market.

Blamed for a man's death, an Australian mother has been branded a fugitive from Kenya. Rick Feneley reports on her 21 months of hell.

Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell is "lethal" with the ball and deserves to be mentioned alongside World Cup try-scoring freaks Jonah Lomu and Brian Habana.

Parramatta Mosque Chairman Neil El-Kadomi might well be concerned about individuals who "get us into trouble" and damage "the religion's reputation" ("Mosque chairman: If you don't like Australia, leave", October 9). But he's blind to the impact of confusing messages in religious doctrines.

Which football team will have the courage to follow the Canberra Capitals' lead in wearing rainbow jerseys?

Investors are increasing rents for tenants in some of Sydney's most affordable areas.

"A lot of people say politics shouldn't be in sport". But the Canberra Capitals want Malcolm Turnbull to take notice.

'I think the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed,' the Republican presidential candidate said.

The balance of power is shifting from sellers to buyers.

If you thought raising young children was hard, try caring for two thousand fussy butterflies.

Bathurst 1000 champion Chaz Mostert will not get to defend his title after suffering severe injuries in a huge qualifying crash at Mount Panorama on Friday.

The body of a missing snorkeler is found at Paradise Beach at Coral Bay, 1,100 kilometres north of Perth.

A fresh crisis is brewing in the Horn of Africa and the cause is very familiar to Australians: El Nino.

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire announced the signing of Scott Pendlebury until the end of 2020 at the Magpies' best-and-fairest count on Friday night.

China is promising peak carbon emissions by 2030 - but that could happen much sooner than forecast. It would be good for efforts to curb global warming, but it also means economic pain for many, including Australia's exporters.

Josephine Huynh takes five with RÜFÜS keyboardist Jon George to get a taste of the group’s new sound ahead of their You Were Right tour.

Emergency services and other volunteers are searching for a man who went missing while snorkeling in Coral Bay on Friday.

The AFL is funding the first comprehensive study into the brains of retired football players who have suffered repeated knocks to the head, following the early retirement of several players due to concussion.

Home buyers are piling on debt, with new figures showing the average new mortgage is growing even faster than the turbocharged property market.

Hanging out to visit some far off lands to witness the awe-inspiring Northern Lights?

Mediators win Nobel for contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011.

Barcelona have given their full backing to Lionel Messi in the Argentina forward's tax fraud case and vowed to fight "external decisions" they say are unfairly targeting the club.

North Melbourne hardnut Jack Ziebell has pledged his loyalty to the Kangaroos, signing a new deal which will keep him at the club until at least 2021.

Students at Arthur Phillip High, in Parramatta, will sit their HSC exams at the school next week as planned but will be able to ask for special consideration.

Tips to guide the punter who is looking for a mild flutter at Saturday's races.

The man brushed past, leaving her standing in the doorway.

The Law Council of Australia calls on the Northern Territory Government to take urgent action to protect vulnerable children incarcerated in its youth detention system in the wake of a damning report.

The Australian dollar soared to a three-week high on Friday as a global relief rally rolled on.

A week after the shooting murder of Curtis Cheng by a 15-year-old, attention returned to Parramatta as Muslim and political leaders condemned terrorism and called for unity, and anti-Islam activists protested.

Column 8 will take a break from wine labels, although there is much more that will be said on the subject, but today we'll talk of floral matters and serve up a few more Home-Groan riddles.

Gai Waterhouse has been waiting to get Bohemian Lily to 2400m since her Oaks campaign in Brisbane and Saturday's Herbert Power Stakes is the first option to test her.

The Australian Ballet announced it will be bringing the magic of the popular fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, to life on stage in a new production that has been designed specifically for its tiniest fans.

It's a group one grand final day for the colts and fillies at Caulfield, so it's entirely appropriate that one of the state's leading trainers, locally based handler Mick Price, should have a powerful hand of strong chances for the major events.

Mick Mair earned his spurs at a similar time when Ron Quinton was cutting swathes through the Sydney riding ranks and will be reunited of sorts with his one-time sparring partner in the Angst Stakes.

Media mastery is the skill of today. From Taylor Swift to Malcolm Turnbull to Chris Waller, the masters of their field know how to capitalise on attention and innately understand the need to manage their reputations through media releases and the use of social media.