Sydney news

A rice growers' lobby group is preparing an application to access money through the Australian Farmers Fighting Fund, on behalf of a southern New South Wales farmer who was left with a brain injury after the gun he was using misfired.

Emergency services are fighting a fire at a block of industrial units in the Perth suburb of Kelmscott.

Members of the public restrain a man after a knife attack leaves one person with facial injuries in Canberra's north.

Farmers in the central tablelands are being warned that pastures are ripe for potentially fatal phalaris poisoning.

A decision by the Commonwealth Bank to move thousands of jobs from Sydney's west to the inner city is criticised as "stupid".

Police are trying to work out what happened to a 14-year-old boy who was found with serious injuries.

The company behind a 120-hectare solar farm in the central west says it has modified its plans to improve the project's viability.

Some farming families may leave the land, but in south-east Queensland there is one family intent on the long-haul.

A truck that crashed into a home's pergola in Brisbane's south comes to a stop about a metre from where a woman is sleeping.

Residents in Braybrook say they have made numerous complaints about an abandoned house which was badly damaged in a fire overnight.

The Federal Government dangles a $10 million offer for the community that embraces Australia's first nuclear waste dump, but says it won't make a unilateral decision on which of six shortlisted sites will be picked.

Queanbeyan City Council votes to reject a merger with any neighbouring councils, despite a local government review panel recommending an amalgamation between Queanbeyan and Palerang.

WA Labor accuses the Government of using its Perth Freight Link project as a cover for introducing powers to allow tolls on roads across the state.

Foster Public School student Camden Ceccato places 5th in the Junior Division of the NSW Premiers Spelling Bee.

There is shock at the arrest of a popular Catholic priest from the New South Wales Riverina, on a child sexual assault charge.

Ange Postecoglou saw promising signs from the Socceroos leading into their next World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh.

Residents slam a proposal to store nuclear waste at Sallys Flat, near the historic gold mining village of Hill End in New South Wales' central west.

After 21 deaths in house fires this year, NSW Fire and Rescue has issued a strong warning about the value of having a working smoke alarm.

A woman dies after a crash involving a stolen BMW allegedly driven by a 15-year-old boy in Melbourne's east early this week.

Power company AGL says it is providing counselling to workers at a Hunter Valley power station after an explosion that injured two workers.

The group set up to oversee the Catholic Church's response to a Royal Commission has raised concerns about Hunter clergy abuse trials being moved to Sydney to the detriment of victims.

An air safety report says a lack of planning contributed to a serious mid-air incident involving several military fighter jets and another plane, near Newcastle.

Rain is causing a few headaches at the Indigenous community of Gerard, where hay is being cut for the first time this year.

A small portrait of an elderly woman and her dog has taken out this year's prestigious Kilgour Prize at Newcastle Art Gallery.

Two Hunter research institutions are the first beneficiaries of a new Teachers Health Foundation.

Once seen as a major environmental problem that could only be solved via culling, Indigenous communities are showing the sale of camels can pay for their management.

Shop owners in the Maitland mall are already noticing a significant increase in trade, one month after The Levee project opened to traffic.

People will soon be able to take their four-wheel-drives onto Lake Macquarie's Nine Mile Beach, with permits available from the end of the month.

Singleton is turning to technology to ease its economic woes, caused by the mining downturn.

Victoria's Upper House passes legislation to legalise adoption by same-sex couples, but with an exemption for faith-based adoption services.

A union demands the Federal Government and aluminium producer Alcoa dump a plan to allow a foreign-crewed ship to move cargo from its refineries in Western Australia to its smelter in Victoria.

An old theatre will be turned into a makeshift coroners court to host an inquest into the deaths of three people killed in a deadly storm in the Hunter Valley.

The Federal Government releases a list of six locations shortlisted to store low-to-intermediate nuclear waste amid growing debate over the role of nuclear power in the Australian economy.

The Duchess of Cornwall speaks of her love for the red berets worn by the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police during a visit to the Victoria Barracks in Sydney.

The WACA is an out and out cricket ground and will offer a unique experience for Australia and New Zealand in the second Test, writes Adam Collins.

Australia's largest prison is putting on stage performances of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream for visitors and fellow inmates.

The Socceroos score a 3-0 victory over Kyrgyzstan in Canberra, securing three vital points to consolidate second spot in Group B of World Cup qualifying.

Sharks will be smaller in size and poorer hunters by the end of the century due to warming oceans, marine ecologists say.

One of Australia's most wanted men, Kenneth Cook, wanted in relation to alleged historical child sexual offences in Queensland, is caught by police in Kalgoorlie, WA.

A burglar wanted for possibly hundreds of burglaries in Melbourne over a 10-year period is arrested and charged by police.

A greyhound trainer who provided a possum to be attached to a lure and allowed the animal to be mauled and eventually killed by one of his dogs was a "small part of what's been going on", his lawyer says.

A husband and wife appear in court over a hit-and-run in Alice Springs that has left a 25-year-old woman fighting for her life in hospital.

Ronda Rousey is one of the biggest names in world sport but she says it was an honour to meet one of Australia's brightest new stars, Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne.

A fishing hook is removed from a turtle's stomach in a delicate operation undertaken by vets from Murdoch University.

A greyhound trainer filmed tying a possum to a lure and allowing the animal to be mauled and eventually killed by one of his dogs was a "small part of what's been going on", his lawyer says.

A prototype of the drop-in cricket pitch that will be used at the new Perth Stadium is unveiled, as cricket in Western Australia counts down to the biggest move in its history.

A man escapes unharmed from a house fire at Devon Park, in Adelaide's north-west.

Six prisoners with convictions for sex offending are removed from Northern Territory work camps, amid allegations by the NT prison officer's union that there are "quite a lot" of sex offenders working in the community.

A western Queensland council has passed a motion of confidence in its CEO but will not renew his contract.

Two men are found guilty of murdering a 31-year-old Lesmurdie man two years ago.