Sydney news

The Lions have continued their impressive Super Rugby form with a 45-10 demolition of the Kings.

A driver has died after their car engulfed in flames at Moreton Bay early Sunday morning.

The Wests Tigers' 60-6 thrashing against the Raiders in Canberra on Saturday was as meek a surrender as it gets. 

A female officer received injuries after attempting to stop a stolen car.

Forgoing one's privacy is usually among the heftiest prices to pay in return for fame and fortune.

A woman will today face court over the stabbing of another woman, who was in a wheelchair, in a shopping centre at Upper Bega in country New South Wales.

Christina Arciuli-Collins remembers making coffee in the back room of her hair salon and seeing the 54 texts and missed calls on her new employee's unattended mobile phone. 

It's hard to say no to Roosters chairman Nick Politis , and when the Roosters make one final play for Sonny Bill Williams, the club will be banking on their  friendship  to make a difference. 

The Queensland Reds tumbled to a 40-22 loss to the Stormers in Cape Town.

Anthony Martial snatched a last-gasp winner to send Manchester United into theFA Cup final.

The 100th birthday of Tasmania's oldest national parks coincide with the annual Fagus Festivalcelebrating the flowering beech tree found in the area.

People visiting the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux in France for Anzac Day will face "airport-style" security.

Manchester City moved up to third in the Premier League on Saturday while Newcastle United boosted their hopes of survival by coming back from two goals down at Liverpool to draw 2-2 and secure a precious point.

A 51-year-old man shot and killed five people in East Georgia, before fatally turning a gun on himself in his garage.

A young woman has allegedly stabbed a 70-year-old cyclist over a mobile phone in a western Victorian town.

A university professor had his throat slit and was hacked to death in northwestern Bangladesh with Islamic State claiming responsibility.

A 27-year-old woman has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder after stabbing a woman in a wheelchair at a shopping centre in NSW's south.

Brisbane scrapped pretty hard for much of the first half against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

The Western Bulldogs will be without another important running defender for Friday night's top-of-the-ladder clash against North Melbourne, with Matt Suckling injured in the win over Brisbane on Saturday night.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has been re-united with her family in Australia, a spokeswoman for the Nine Network has confirmed.

The Chiefs have consolidated their position at the top of the Super Rugby ladder after hanging on for a 28-27 win over the Hurricanes in a see-sawing battle in Wellington.

Hawthorn fans no doubt breathed a sigh of relief when Alastair Clarkson confirmed on Thursday he's 'going to be a Hawker' for some time yet. Of course it doesn't rule out the possibility, though, that at least one other club has been circling.

A besieged Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley stood up to the mounting criticism of the alarming manner his team is folding – even from his club president David Koch – and declared everything is being done to turn things around.

Four Vaucluse properties have been sold in one line for well in excess of $70 million to a Sydney businessman who plans to knock them down to build his own waterfront mega-mansion.

Like so many others who will be at the ground, St George Illawarra's Jack de Belin will spare a thought for loved ones who served their nation when the solemn strains of the Last Post sound at Moore Park before Monday's traditional Anzac Day NRL match kicks off.

It was the teen movie that captured the hierarchical horror of high school like no other.

The "accidental senator" has proven to be an adornment to the upper house, rather than a blight on it.

English Premier League side Liverpool says Mamadou Sakho is being investigated by UEFA over a potential breach of anti-doping rules.

Hundreds of people march down the main street of Newtown, in Sydney's inner-west, in protest against what they say is a rise in homophobic and transphobic violence in the suburb.

The Turnbull government is sending more mixed messages on tax, refusing to publicly confirm reports the budget will include middle class income tax cuts that appeared to be off the table just a few weeks ago.

Manchester City thrashed Stoke City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to leapfrog Arsenal into third place in the Premier League.

Can Perth sprinter Mangar Makur Chuot measure up to the hero his native South Sudan lost when his father, a chief and "big man", was killed in a hail of machinegun bullets when the starter fires his gun for the men's 200 metres sprint at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium?

Britain’s Natural Environment Research Council has wrapped up its internet poll seeking a name from the public for its new research ship, with “Boaty McBoatface” the clear winner.

Port Adelaide targets Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield before a big melee sparks a 48-point Cats win, as the Bulldogs account for the Lions by 53-points at Docklands.

The story of Sandgate mother Thelma Healy's decade-long quest to find her son's Korean war grave has finally been told, more than 50 years after it occurred, thanks to her granddaughter.

A motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a crash with a car in Melton South, about 44 kilometre west of Melbourne.

Ten years ago advancing years dictated our move from the bush to the city, but in my mind's eye I can go in an instant to a small clearing, above the creek flowing through the property.

A four-year-old girl has died after a car she was travelling in crashed into a tree in Ballart.

Sydney ambassador Chris Bath has led criticism of Swans fans who booed Lewis Jetta on Saturday afternoon.

Re-live the action as the Roos continued their unbeaten run on the Gold Coast, the Dogs got the job done at Etihad and the Cats triumphed in Adelaide in a fiery affair.

Four buyers battled for a renovation rescue on a corner block, offered for the first time in more than 50 years.

A luxury property up for sale a third time in a year has made extraordinary gains.

As news broke that 93 per cent of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef was suffering from some level of bleaching, the ABC was preparing to broadcast the final episode of David Attenborough's ground breaking documentary on the reef.

Lachlan Coote has put his hand up for a maiden NSW State of Origin jersey after leading North Queensland to a 32-16 NRL win over fellow title contenders Parramatta.

Star Wallaby Israel Folau becomes New South Wales' all-time leading tryscorer after touching down in his side's 49-13 rout of the Western Force.

Israel Folau broke Lote Tuqiri's all-time NSW try-scoring record as the Waratahs sparked life into their stagnant season with a dominant 36-point win against the Western Force in Perth.

The Cowboys overcome a tough Eels side to run out 32-16 winners, while the Raiders impress with a 60-6 win over the Tigers and the Bulldogs edge the Titans.

Two men have been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Three young men have been killed in a car crash in western NSW in a horrific start to the Anzac Day long weekend. 

The Bulldogs, Raiders and Cowboys ran out winners on Saturday, as round eight of the NRL continued across the Anzac Day long weekend.