Sydney news

Sydney FC's 4-2 defeat to Melbourne Victory on Saturday stretches their winless run to seven matches against their arch rivals.

An inmate is in a critical condition after being stabbed at a maximum security prison at Lithgow in central-west New South Wales.

A 30-year-old man accused of running down a policeman on Melbourne's EastLink Freeway is due to face court charged with endangering the life of an officer.

About 3,000 people are taking part in a 21.4-kilometre climb to the top of Hobart's Mount Wellington in the annual Point to Pinnacle fun run.

A man is charged with murder over the stabbing death of another man at Semaphore in Adelaide's north-west suburbs.

A 26-year-old man is charged with the murder of a baby girl at Regents Park in Sydney's west.

With Kane Williamson in top form, Australia will look to expose New Zealand's long tail on day three, says Mitch Marsh.

Prince Charles celebrates his 67th birthday with 600 guests at Perth's iconic Cottesloe Beach.

A Melbourne woman narrowly escapes injury in the Paris terror attacks, that killed at least 120 people and injured more than 200, by hiding and pretending to be dead.

A 42-year-old man has been charged over the death of a woman in the West Australian port city of Geraldton.

The Sydney Opera House is among a range of landmarks to light up in the colours blue, white and red as Australians show their support for Parisians rocked by terror attacks.

There is another call out for an Australian top-order batsman after Usman Khawaja suffered an unlucky injury blow on day two of the second Test against New Zealand at the WACA.

The A-League grand final replay turned out to be one of the matches of the season so far, with Melbourne Victory overcoming the Sky Blues 4-2 in Sydney.

A Kane Williamson-led New Zealand battles on day two at the WACA, but there is still a mountain of runs to climb for the visitors to reach parity in the second Test.

Hobart teen Emma Grace Parkinson, who had been living abroad in Germany, is recovering in hospital after she was reportedly shot in the Paris terror attacks.

A century after the Cooee March left Gilgandra on 10 October 1915 a group of enthusiasts re-enact the journey.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla spend the day in Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern on the penultimate day of their Australian tour.

Australians are banding together to show their support for Parisians rocked by terror attacks with vigils planned around the country and symbolic lighting of landmarks in the colours of the French flag.

A class action by 85 former residents of Darwin's Retta Dixon home begins.

Top Australian prospect Ben Simmons makes an impressive start to his college basketball career, leading Louisiana State University to an 11-point win over McNeese State.

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says there will be a review conducted at the end of this international season that considers creative options to get more people through the gate for less.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrive in Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern on the penultimate day of their Australian tour.

Fresh from belting a career-best double century against a hapless New Zealand bowling attack, David Warner joins a number of voices decrying an uncharacteristically slow WACA pitch.

Tune in and follow the latest updates from the Newcastle Jets-Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC-Melbourne Victory A-League clashes.

Hundreds of people turn out for a funeral service for 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer, whose body was found on a northern Gold Coast riverbank.

The police Major Crime Investigation Branch is not investigating anyone else over the drowning death of Adelaide woman Anna-Jane Cheney, police tell the ABC.

Mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey and challenger Holly Holm have to be separated after a scuffle at the official weigh-in ahead of their weekend title fight in Melbourne.

Sports fans will soon have a chance to climb on the roof of Adelaide Oval.

About 300 people turn out to celebrate the life of Ben Plowright, the northern Tasmanian man found dead in September, four months after he went missing.

A man is charged with intent to murder after a woman was stabbed in the neck during an attack in Sydney's south-west overnight.

David Warner falls for a career-best 253 early on day two of the second Test between Australia and New Zealand at the WACA. Follow the action with our live blog.

Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh is tackling Hobart's Point to Pinnacle to honour his late grandfather.

An 18-year-old P-plate driver was allegedly clocked driving at speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour in a convoy of up to 100 cars being driven in a road race on the motorway from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, police say.

The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane will reimburse tuition fees for all students who suffered sexual abuse at their schools.

Hundreds of thousands of people line Adelaide's city streets in perfect weather for the annual Christmas Pageant.

A woman who was allegedly knocked to the ground and assaulted outside the Canberra Casino last week got up and took photos on her phone that later helped police identify her alleged attacker, a court hears.

Grandstand's Geoff Lemon looks at the metaphorphosis of Australia's David Warner from whirlwind thrasher to elite endurance Test batsman.

A woman dies in suspicious circumstances in the West Australian port city of Geraldton and a man is taken into custody.

This week on The Big Fish Jo Starling, champion female angler, and champion person, shares her love of catch and release competition fishing, done the Aussie way, for our mighty freshwater natives.

Catch up with the latest podcast of Saturday Talkback Gardening with Jon Lamb and Ashley Walsh.

There are growing concerns about legislation to dramatically boost the powers of Western Australia's Main Roads Commissioner to compulsorily acquire land.

Three men are back on dry land after being rescued from their stricken yacht north-east of Sydney in stormy conditions.

Prince Charles will be presented with gifts and a "massive" birthday card when he and his wife Camilla visit Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern this morning.