Sydney news

A woman trapped in a burning apartment in Sydney's south-west is forced to drop her two-day-old baby and two-year-old toddler out of a second-storey window to save them.

Police are searching for a suspect who slashed the throat of homeless man while he was sleeping in Sydney's CBD.

A seven-year-old boy who went missing on the Gold Coast on Thursday afternoon is found safe and well about two kilometres away from his home.

Cessnock MP Clayton Barr says the NSW State Government must commit to boosting police resources in rural areas.

A 10-month-old baby girl injured in a golf-buggy crash in the Whitsunday Islands has surgery for a fractured leg.

Grain growers currently in Vietnam say that they see big opportunities for Australian wheat and barley in the region.

Townsville's Mayor calls on the Federal Government to extend a lifeline to the remaining 550 workers at Clive Palmer's Queensland nickel refinery, who will lose their jobs at 5:00pm today.

Fred Brophy has spent his whole life on the road, as a fourth generation showman. (R)

The peak organisation representing young Muslims in Canberra says the community has vowed to raise $1 million in the next month to save the city's Islamic school.

From a field of about 2,500 entries, the 42 best final year Victorian secondary school art students are featured at the Ian Potter Centre.

Elephant tusks found on a shipwreck off the Mid West coast are a key indicator that another 300-year-old wreck could be in the same vicinity

People suffering from crime in South Australia are eligible for a greater share of more than $200 million in support money after legislation passes State Parliament.

A Melbourne man is remanded in custody after facing an out-of-sessions court on seven rape and two aggravated burglary charges.

Australian Grains Champion says it will remove the $16 million break fee and exclusivity requirements associated with the process agreement it wants to sign with West Australian grain handler CBH.

A Liberal campaign veteran urges the party to keep Colin Barnett as its leader, warning the WA Government will "without a doubt" lose next year's state election unless he is still at the helm.

From a field of about 2,500 entries, the 42 best VCE arts students are featured at the Ian Potter Centre, showcasing their works.

Three people involved in a single-vehicle crash in Tasmania's Tamar Valley that left a 25-year-old British woman dead were not wearing seatbelts, police say.

A woman trapped in a burning apartment in Sydney's south-west is forced to throw her two-day-old baby and two-year-old toddler out of a second-storey window to save them.

Thousands of baby sea cucumbers have been released into waters off Goulburn Island to help establish a sustainable annual harvest.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick defends decision to remove key players, leave 15 on-field at end of preseason game with Port Adelaide following disastrous injury toll.

A Melbourne man is remanded in custody after facing an out-of-sessions court on four rape and two aggravated burglary charges.

A last-gasp Moses Mbye try and a conversion from debutant Kerrod Holland seals a 18-16 NRL win for the Canterbury Bulldogs over the Panthers in Penrith.

Two people are arrested after an alleged shoot-out between a number of people in Geelong's northern suburbs on Thursday night.

Three interstate judges hearing an appeal launched by former NT Labor leader Delia Lawrie have reserved their decision, in a case aimed at restoring Ms Lawrie's reputation.

A Noosa Council election candidate has questioned the need for campaign signage in the age of electronic and social media.

More than 500 workers at Clive Palmer's Townsville nickel refinery, including father-of-two Darren Morris (pictured), will be sacked on Friday, unless it receives the relevant licences to continue operating.

An investigation which saw Seafish Tasmania fined $40,000 for an environmental breach cost Tasmania's Environmental Protection Authority $100,000 they estimate.

An investigation has found a Perth rail worker who was hit by a train in February 2015 had methamphetamine in his system.

An inquiry into the controversial closure of a youth mental health unit hears new services were held up by a delay in departmental approval.

The Port of Melbourne will be privatised in a sale expected to fetch $6 billion for infrastructure, after legislation to lease the country's biggest container terminal passes the Victorian Parliament.

A woman who was attacked and raped two decades ago when she was aged 14 tells a jury she thought she was going to die.

Sydney Water urges consumers to bin "flushable" wet wipes amid warnings they are causing 'fatbergs' in the sewerage system and damaging household plumbing.

Inmates at Wellington prison allegedly light fires and attack prison officers during a "disturbance" at the facility.

Northern Territory Housing Minister Bess Price calls on both sides of federal politics to make clear what they are prepared to commit for the next round of Indigenous housing funding, before the next election.

A southern Queensland community health provider is calling for a treatment facility in the Wide Bay Burnett to help people battling addiction to ice and other drugs.

A nine-year-old Sri Lankan girl denied an Australian visa because she has Down syndrome is reunited with her family in Western Australia.

How far can you travel on a litre of fuel? An ex-drag racing champion father led a Bendigo school's racing team to an energy efficient international vehicle competition.

A NASA space mission project manager says the key to finding a cool career is to look for uncool jobs that will help develop skills for the future.

Numan Haider made a call to a family friend three minutes before he was shot dead by a police officer outside the Endeavour Hills police station in September 2014, a coroner hears.

The doco Take Heart premieres in Melbourne tonight to help raise awareness about the high risk of rheumatic heart disease facing Australasian Indigenous children. The disease starts as a simple sore throat but ends up killing more than 1,000 people globally every day.

A man who was mistakenly released from custody in Canberra after being charged with domestic violence offences is given a suspended sentence in the ACT Magistrates Court.

The co-founder of the now defunct RG Dance studio in Sydney has apologised to former students who were abused there. Rebecca Davies cried as she acknowledged to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that she failed to act despite the warning signs, but said her judgment was clouded by the fact that the perpetrator, Grant Davies, was her brother.

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman rules out running for federal politics, saying his wife is against it and he has business commitments he cannot leave.

The mother of a 25-year-old man, missing since jumping off rocks in Western Australia's South West two days ago, hopes he did not suffer and says the family takes comfort from him being in the sea.

Renmark teenager Jade Leedle dreams of dancing on the big stage so much so that she is prepared to put herself through boot camps during her school holidays.

Health groups are hoping a new documentary will help raise awareness about the high risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease facing Australasian Indigenous children.

More than 500 workers at Clive Palmer's Townsville nickel refinery have been told they will be out of work after the close of business tomorrow. The administrator FTI Consulting says it was left with no option but to sack the remaining workforce. It says it had no choice because the refinery's new operator, Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel Sales, hasn't offered the workers new jobs.

The Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce expressed confidence today that he'll be able to hang on to his northern New South Wales seat at the next election. Tony Windsor, who held the seat of New England 12 years as a popular independent, finally confirmed he's running to win it back. And while the Nationals believe Mr Joyce is safe, the Coalition is gearing up for a fight.

Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says the Super Rugby club is doing all it can to keep star player Kurtley Beale at the club amid interest from London club Wasps.

Companies line up for slice of the Federal Government's $5 billion fund to develop the north.