Sydney news

Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold is left furious after a controversial 2-1 loss to Adelaide United on Friday night.

South Road upgrade work in Adelaide is being extended by one extra kilometre after cost savings were identified within the current project budget.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is continuing to fight a fire burning out of control in bushland between two major roadways north of Wollongong.

Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O'Connor cites her own daughter's bullying experience in a passionate letter rejecting an MP's claim of being bullied by same-sex marriage advocates.

The NSW Rural Fire Service will decide shortly whether more resources are needed to fight a fire burning out of control in bushland between two major roadways north of Wollongong.

Former Sharks trainer Trent Elkin has spoken to ABC's The Ticket after his clearance to return to the NRL after supplements saga ban.

A group of young Tasmanians is recognised at Government House for achieving the highest level in the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.

The Hunter is being urged to comment the name proposed for the station at the yet to be build transport interchange at Wickham.

The Warren Skatepark commitee has been successful in convincing the Council to back its preferred site for the precinct.

A man is dragged from his burning car after it crashes and catches fire in north-west Sydney.

Defence officials say it is 'coincidence' that final approval for millions of dollars in upgrade works at its Williamtown RAAF base came through just before it released details of a contamination issue.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has recommended neighbours to coal seam gas developments be paid compensation.

New South Wales Police continue their search for a man who went missing after going swimming in the Hawkesbury River just north of Sydney.

Aboriginal elder Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi has travelled from a remote island north-east of Arnhem Land to Victoria, to perform a special dance with his granddaughter.

There is new hope for Hunter cancer sufferers, with Newcastle researchers involved in a successful global clinical trial.

Three people are dead after a crash between a bus and a car on Tiger Brennan Drive in Darwin, with police saying the road is expected to stay closed for some time.

It's hoped a planned replacement of a southern tablelands water supply will shore up water security in the region.

Newcastle coach Scott Miller says the Jets will work to maximise opportunities against Melbourne City at Hunter Stadium tomorrow afternoon.

Plans are gaining momentum for an Aboriginal cultural museum within the big Huntlee housing development, near Branxton.

The National Farmers' Federation says it has tens of millions of dollars ready to kick-start a "digital agricultural" innovation hub to be launched by the Prime Minister today.

Plans are gaining momentum for an Aboriginal cultural museum within the big Huntlee housing development, near Branxton.

The Tamworth Regional Council says it will look at further cost efficiencies or cuts to services before a special rate variation is considered.

The forecast of an El Nino this summer has prompted a warning about the falling level of the Barwon and Darling Rivers.

Darwin travel agent Xana Kamitsis pleads guilty to corruptly giving benefits to former Northern Territory ministerial staffer Paul Mossman.

West Indies continued to struggle in the face of the record-breaking efforts of Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh in Hobart, writes Geoff Lemon.

WA Police are treating the death of a man who was found in the ocean off Perth's Trigg Beach as non-suspicious.

Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers both posted their opening wins of the Women's Big Bash League on Friday.

Darwin travel agent Xana Kamitsis pleads guilty to corruptly giving a benefit to former Northern Territory ministerial staffer Paul Mossman.

A Marcelo Carrusca goal from the spot in stoppage time earned Adelaide a 2-1 victory over Sydney FC in a heated A-League clash at Hindmarsh Stadium.

A $1.1 billion investment to drive Prime Minister's Malcolm Turnbull's "ideas boom" is a good start, Adelaide entrepreneurs say, but more education, funding and investment is required if the country is to become competitive.

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi suggests inquiries into her conduct may have been politically motivated.

Australia's first artificial reef ball incorporating cremated remains has been dropped into the ocean off a Mid West town in Western Australia.

In a Queensland-first, doctors have inserted special electrodes into a four-year-old girl's brain to map lesions and treat her severe epilepsy.

After being used for 'propaganda' by the United Patriots Front, Afghan refugee, Rahila Haidari, is determined to combat anti-Islamic groups and educate them about her faith.

For a small Top End town, bacteria is what helps create cleaner and clearer water for residents thanks to Australia's first biological water treatment facility.

A Melbourne woman has forgiven her husband after he had her kidnapped at gunpoint in Africa and tried to have her killed, but has come under attack from her local community for going to police.

A Melbourne woman has forgiven her husband after he had her kidnapped at gunpoint in Africa and tried to have her killed, but has come under attack from her local community for going to police.

Landline reporter Prue Adams is awarded Rural Media South Australia's Journalist of the Year for an "outstanding piece of journalism".

Undiagnosed ADHD caused rapper, Jack Tippen, to lead a turbulent early life - including drug addiction and violence.But after diagnosis and treatment has made a huge difference.Through it all he's documented his struggles through his music.

After being used for 'propaganda' by the United Patriots Front, Afghan refugee, Rahila Haidari, is determined to combat anti-Islamic groups and educate them about her faith.

The royal commission has denied the application of Cardinal George Pell to give his much anticipated evidence via video link from Rome. The royal commission chairman Peter McClellan said the commission wouldn't want to exacerbate Cardinal Pell's health problems, but it would prefer he appear in person and will therefore reschedule his appearance to February in Ballarat.

A string of 78 Christmas cards was hung on the lawns of Parliament House todayone card for each Australian woman who will not spend this Christmas with loved ones as the result of domestic violence this year.

A young Muslim woman who as a child defied the Taliban to attend school vows to speak out against anti-Islam protesters despite an encounter last month that left her "heartbroken".

West Indies trail by 376 runs after being reduced to 6 for 207 by stumps on day two of the first Test at Bellerive Oval.

An exhibition that mixes life-sized replicas of parts of the Titanic with period memorabilia associated with the famed ocean liner has gone on show in Perth.

A string of 78 Christmas cards was hung on the lawns of Parliament House todayone card for each Australian woman who will not spend this Christmas with loved ones as the result of domestic violence this year.

Fire crews are working to contain bushfires across the NSW Hunter region, including one at Lake Macquarie and in Wollongong's north.

The royal commission has denied the application of Cardinal George Pell to give his much anticipated evidence via videolink from Rome. The royal commission chairman Peter McClellan said the commission wouldn't want to exacerbate Cardinal Pell's health problems, but it would prefer he appear in person and will therefore reschedule his appearance to February in Ballarat.

An independent monitor of the McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory says it's urgent that the mine develop a long-term plan to prevent acid, salt and metal seeping in to groundwater from its large volumes of waste rock. Today, the monitor handed the Northern Territory Government its report card for 2014 on the ongoing environmental concerns about the mine.

West Indies are trailing Australia by 376 runs after finishing day two in Hobart on 6 for 207. Relive the action as it happened with Grandstand's live blog.