Sydney news

A man and a woman die after a road train they are travelling in strikes a guardrail and bursts into flames on South Australia's Eyre Highway.

New research could lead to more targeted treatments for sufferers of a rare but debilitating auto-immune disease, a PhD student studying in Adelaide says.

Women talk about their experiences in the restaurant industry ahead of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a man is discovered in a motel room in Kingsbury following reports of a gunshot.

An Adelaide woman is reported for reckless driving and property damage after crashing her car into a service station shopfront at Daw Park.

Sniffer dogs successfully detect a noxious weed threatening the environment in Kosciuszko National Park.

Tasmanian boxer Luke Jackson fights through a shoulder injury to take out the vacant WBA Oceania title before a 1,000-strong home crowd in Hobart.

Five missing kayakers in Victoria's east are found alive and well, after a police air search had to be abandoned because of low cloud cover.

When Paul Downie finished high school 20 years ago he sought a job in hospitality "out of desperation", now he has managed some of the world's best restaurants.

Thousands of peoplecostumed and glitteredline the streets of Sydney for the 38th annual Mardi Gras parade.

An incident in which an eight-year-old boy sustained burns to 40 per cent of his body in the backyard of a Mount Isa residence is being treated as suspicious, police say.

Queensland's poor start to the Super Rugby season has continued with a hollow 22-6 loss to the Western Force in Brisbane.

Police declare a crime scene as a nine-year-old boy is airlifted to Brisbane after suffering burns to 40 per cent of his body in Mount Isa, northwest Queensland.

Uruguayan star Bruno Fornaroli scores a hat-trick to lead Melbourne City to a 3-0 win over Sydney FC at AAMI Park.

Look back at how Saturday NRL unfolded as the North Queensland Cowboys get their premiership defence started with a win, edging the Cronulla Sharks 20-14.

The first Saturday of the new NRL season produced a contrasting display for some high-profile debutants, with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck struggling for the Warriors, while Aidan Sezer produced a starring performance for the Raiders.

Sequins and rainbows flooded Sydney's Oxford Street as supporters turned out with messages of equality, acceptance and love at the 38th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Police declare a crime scene as a nine-year-old boy is rushed to hospital in Mount Isa in northwest Queensland after suffering burns to 40 per cent of his body.

Hundreds of peoplecostumed and glitteredare lining the streets of Sydney tonight as the 38th annual Mardi Gras parade gets underway.

Adelaide United is top of the A-League ladder after a comprehensive 4-0 thumping of Wellington Phoenix away from home.

Jamie Whincup and James Courtney share the spoils at the Clipsal 500, finishing with a win and a second place finish at the V8 Supercars season opener.

The lack of bus services at Darwin's new jail is hampering prisoners' prospects of rehabilitation, a lawyer says.

Following the Raiders' 30-22 win over the Panthers, the Wests Tigers host the Warriors and the Cowboys kick off their premiership defence at home against the Sharks. Follow our live blog of today's action.

Tasmanian police search for thieves who scaled a four-metre pole on a busy road to cut a speed camera from its casing.

An independent report into the closure of the Sibelco sand mine on North Stradbroke Island finds other industries will not replace all mining jobs in the "short to medium term".

Divers who have removed an array of rubbish from Hobart's River Derwent will log it for the first time in a national database.

Hailed as a superfood, Queensland's Queen Garnet plum has attracted global interest but fake plums are now turning up in the market place.

Geelong Football Club is in shock after 1989 Brownlow medallist Paul Couch died suddenly while out riding his bike, aged 51.

Soil erosion is now a challenge for farmers in South Australia's mid-north after a firestorm raged through the area last November burning 85,000 hectares of land.

Lleyton Hewitt comes out of retirement but the skipper cannot get Australia over the line, as he and John Peers lose the Davis Cup doubles to the Bryan brothers, and the United States takes 2-1 lead.

Farmers in Esperance believe fires in their area could have been avoided if local volunteers had been allowed to intervene earlier,and they've hired a law firm to conduct an independent review.

Pressure is mounting on the rare swamp habitats and endangered animals of the Newnes Plateau in New South Wales, ecologists say.

Those seeking answers about the critical decisions of WA fire authorities during the disastrous Waroona bushfires will have to wait for the release of the final report of a wide-ranging inquiry.

Sydney glitters up for the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull set to take his place among an estimated crowd of 500,000 party-goers.

ABC Grandstand's live blog of the first Saturday of the 2016 NRL season as the Panthers travel to Canberra to meet the Raiders, the Warriors fly across the Tasman to face off against the Tigers, and the Cowboys kick off their premiership defence at home against the Sharks.

A Canberra father is ordered to keep away from his 16-year-old daughter after allegedly assaulting her at a gym for not being "appropriately attired".

A childcare centre at Logan, south of Brisbane, is temporarily closed after the sudden death of a three-year-old boy at a home, who had been looked after at the facility.

Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill calls for the state and federal governments to put aside their differences and come to the aid of Queensland Nickel administrators to save the ailing plant.

Tasmanian oyster grower Ben Cameron is given the green light to sell juvenile stock to all areas of the state after an outbreak of Pacific Oyster Mortality Disease.

Sydney glitters up for the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, but organisers say the parade is more than just a good night out.

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

A man is fighting for his life and another suffers serious injuries in a shooting outside a bikies' clubhouse in Melbourne's inner west.

An observatory damaged by severe storms and flooding at Stockport, north of Adelaide, in 2010 reopens after a five-year redevelopment.

A childcare centre at Logan, south of Brisbane, is temporarily closed after the sudden death of a child at a home, who had been looked after at the facility.

A 10-year-old boy is grabbed and threatened and a luxury car stolen during a "brazen" early morning home invasion in Melbourne's south-east.

The opening night of Canberra's Enlighten Festival dazzles thousands of revellers with light displays projected on the facades of some of the city's most iconic buildings.

Animal activists in Tasmania stage an unusual protest on the first day of the duck hunting season, donning pink tutus in the middle of Moulting Lagoon for a performance mimicking Swan Lake.

A 17-year-old girl on her learner's permit crashes the car she is driving into a house in Adelaide's west while being pursued by police.

A childcare centre at Logan, south of Brisbane, is temporarily closed after the sudden death of a child at a home, who had been looked after at the facility.