Sydney news

After fighting like mad to save their season then powering to the top of the A-League, perhaps it was fitting that Adelaide United finally clinched the premiership without kicking a ball.

Police are accused of overreacting and attacking protesters as young as 10 outside a Liberal Party fundraiser in Melbourne.

Our Spot on the Map this week is Wynyard in Tasmania. Local Historical Society President, Darrell Wilson, takes us on a tour of the town.

Four people are evicted from the Western derby AFL match in Perth after displaying an anti-Muslim banner during Saturday night's game at Subiaco Oval.

A man is dead and another is in a critical condition after a fight broke out and led to a shooting in Sydney's west this afternoon.

Mitch Larkin has defended his backstroke national title, coming within half a second of the 200m world record.

Emma Moffatt and Ryan Bailie withstood scorching conditions on the Gold Coast to book their tickets to Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

Adelaide United claims the A-League Premiers Plate after Brisbane Roar were held to a scoreless draw by Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

The NSW Swifts' perfect start to the trans-Tasman championship continues with a club record high 78-50 win over Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic.

Queensland Reds hold on for their first victory of the Super Rugby season, edging the Highlanders 28-27 in a Saturday night thriller at Lang Park.

North Queensland show off their championship pedigree with a composed effort to beat the Panthers in Penrith. Look back at how the Saturday NRL action unfolded in our round-six live blog.

North Queensland show off their championship pedigree with a composed effort to beat the Panthers in Penrith. Follow our live Saturday NRL blog.

The Victorian Liberal Party unveils sweeping reforms designed to protect its finances from fraud in the fallout from the $1.5 million Mantach embezzlement scandal.

Newcastle deny Luis Garcia a triumphant A-League farewell from Gosford, sending the Spanish veteran and his Central Coast side to a 4-2 defeat.

Police say they are treating the disappearance of a 15-month-old toddler from a park in Melbourne's north-east as suspicious.

Italian wildcard Leo Fioravanti upsets 11-time world champion Kelly Slater from the Margaret River Pro.

The removal of enrolled nurses from two Adelaide residential aged care homes could put patients lives at risk, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says.

Hundreds of mourners, including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, former NSW premier Nathan Rees and comedians Rhys Muldoon and John Doyle farewell Bob Ellis at an outdoor ceremony in Frenchs Forest.

Lucia Valentina has produced a last-to-first finish to win the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick while Lloyd Williams wins the Sydney Cup with Gallante.

After demanding Kanye West buy a one-off modified print of the Kanye Loves Kanye mural in Sydney, artist Scott Marsh sells the print for $100,000.

ACT Health Minister Simon Corbell says he has "every confidence" in new management at Calvary Public Hospital, in the wake of revelations about serious financial mismanagement.

Jockey Kathy O'Hara is taken to hospital with serious injuries after a fall at Randwick as Kiwi filly Sofia Rose claims the ATC Oaks.

Climate change is often blamed for many things, but until now it is unlikely anyone has linked it to a reduction in the number of babies.

Residents from different walks of life in Whyalla speak about their hopes and fears for the future of their city.

Two mates trail biking in Gold Coast bushland are believed to have collided, killing one and seriously injuring the other.

Queensland Liberal National Party MP John McVeigh is preselected as the party's candidate in the federal seat of Groom, held by the retiring Ian Macfarlane.

A burst water main brings North Terrace, in the heart of Adelaide's CBD, to a standstill, affecting public transport and local businesses.

Outback survival expert Bob Cooper says dependence on high-tech gadgets is putting people at risk in remote areas, and says a back to basics approach to bushcraft is needed.

A helicopter that crashed on Thursday has been found, but its pilot is still missing in the sea off north Queensland.

The wives of carrot growers in Queensland get together and come up with a way to add value and reduce crop waste.

Police say they have located the vehicle involved in a Perth hit-and-run incident which killed a 22-month-old boy.

Two people are killed in a light plane crash near Lancefield, north of Melbourne, police say.

Police investigate the "suspicious" death of a 38-year-old woman at a camping ground at the Bladensburg National Park, just south of Winton.

A man charged with murder after allegedly being found naked near a woman's body on Thursday night is refused bail in a Sydney court.

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

A review into two SA Pathology prostate cancer testing blunders will be launched by the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality next week.

A Hobart artist uses seaweed collected from the site of one of Australia's worse shipwrecks to honour the 224 victims.

Water surveillance steps up at the Margaret River Pro and water photography of limits after a reported shark sighting at Surfer's Point scared surfers out of the water.

A complaint made on behalf of Indigenous singer Gurrumul Yunupingu has been referred to Northern Territory's Health and Community Services Complaints Commission, his manager says.

About 30,000 chickens are killed in a suspicious fire which ripped through a shed at a poultry farm west of Brisbane.

A stoush in Tasmania's north-east over plans to harvest native forest near mountain bike trails intensifies, with the local council threatening legal action against a community lobby group.

Grant Hackett's bid to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is over after he finished seventh in his 200 metres freestyle semi-final at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide.

Dark Mofo organisers are spreading festival events around Hobart's tunnels and nooks, as well as further afield, promising to whip up a storm again during the normally quiet low tourist season.

Two prison inmates who escaped from Fulham prison near Sale are caught in a nearby town, police say.

A man who briefly attacked a fire truck on its way to a job in Melbourne climbs back on the vehicle's roof on its return from the emergency, before falling and knocking himself out.

A 14-year-old girl is charged after allegedly stabbing another teenager at Morayfield Shopping Centre.

Canberra public servant Sharlene Alice Payn becomes the first profoundly deaf ACT SES volunteer, as the organisation looks to inclusivity to boost volunteer numbers.

Legal aid services are being ramped up in Whyalla as the city continues to grapple with jobs uncertainty after its major employer, Arrium, went into voluntary administration.

A search resumes for missing pilot Brad Maisel and his helicopter, which ditched into waters off north Queensland on Thursday.

Dozens of protesters clash with police over university funding outside a Liberal Party fundraiser in Melbourne being attended by Malcolm Turnbull and John Howard.