Sydney news

Controlled burns across New South Wales are again expected to result in a smoke haze across parts of Sydney.

Hazard reduction burns across New South Wales leave parts of Sydney with dangerous air quality, with the east and north-west hardest hit.

Fremantle's losing streak has stretched to a seventh consecutive game in an 18-point loss at home to Greater Western Sydney.

The Western Bulldogs prevail by 15-points over the Adelaide Crows in a match of immense attacking quality, headlined by one special team goal.

The Waratahs win three straight games for the first time this season to stay in the race for a Super Rugby finals berth.

People with respiratory conditions are warned to stay indoors as Sydney is shrouded in heavy smoke as fire crews conduct hazard reduction burns across the state.

The Western Bulldogs have been playing electric footy for much of 2016, but they took their incredible team play to a new level for this cracking goal.

The Sydney Swans run rough shot over Essendon to claim a handsome 81-point win at the SCG.

Geelong's fine start to 2016 continues while West Coast is left searching for answers as the Cats claim a convincing 44-point win.

This week on The Big Fish Steve Samuels from the Snowy Mountains talks about the local anglers group fighting to save the Eucumbene River from the erosion and pollution being created by hoards of 4WD vehicles and their occupants.

Two men, a 42-year-old and a 26-year-old, who set off a distress signal earlier today are found by local volunteers about 15 kilometres from the Yulumbu Community in WA's north.

Police are investigating after a man was found by police in a critical condition after allegedly shoplifting from an industrial equipment store in Lisarow today.

Better late than never - walker Jared Tallent will finally be presented with his gold medal from the 2012 Olympics in June.

Almost a year after she was seriously injured in a fall, jockey Amy Herrmann is keen to return to horseracing, but is facing some new hurdles after undergoing extensive rehabilitation.

The Liberal state council knock back a preselection bid by the ally of outspoken sitting member Rob Johnson in the WA seat of Hillarys.

Perth man Keith Allan Hughes appears in court over the stabbing murder of another man in Perth's north yesterday.

People with respiratory conditions are warned to stay indoors as Sydney is shrouded in heavy smoke as fire crews conduct hazard reduction burns across the state.

Shellfish reefs are being reintroduced to Oyster Bay, Albany.

Two workers set off a distress signal near a remote community in Western Australia's north on Saturday, sparking a major search.

A Werribee man dies after being hit by a car that was driving in the emergency lane of a freeway in Melbourne's west.

Disbelieving dairy farmers have been told by Murray Goulburn that they 'owe' the company money.

There are more than 6000 mobile phone blackspots across Australia.

Former Coalition frontbencher Sophie Mirabella is hoping to stage a big political comeback when she takes on popular independent Cathy McGowan for the Victorian seat.

The Queensland Government's investment manager will buy an 80 per cent stake in the North Australian Pastoral Company, a deal reportedly worth more than $300 million.

Federal Gold Coast MP Stuart Robert defends giving $60,000 of LNP money to two of his employees for their local government campaigns.

The fate of the Great Barrier Reef will be sealed by the next term of government, the Climate Council of Australia warns both Labor and the Coalition, calling for a tougher temperature target of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

A man who was wanted by police in both the ACT and NSW is likely to be extradited across the border after his arrest in Canberra.

A man dies after his car was hit by another vehicle, leaving him trapped underneath, while he was changing a tyre at the side of the road in Melbourne's west.

The Navy could not afford to wait for facilities in Adelaide to be upgraded to allow the construction of two supply ships locally, the Federal Government says.

A community harmony program for migrant children in Melbourne's north is set to expand

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People with respiratory conditions are warned to stay indoors as the Sydney basin is shrouded in heavy smoke as fire crews conduct hazard reduction burns across the state.

New Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls says he is not ruling out keeping ousted leader Lawrence Springborg and deputy John-Paul Langbroek on his frontbench.

A man is charged with murder over the stabbing of another man in Perth's north yesterday.

Flinders Ranges locals express anger at a proposed nuclear waste dump at a community meeting, with one fearing it is a foregone conclusion.

At least five reef islands in the remote Solomon Islands are lost completely to sea level rise and coastal erosion, and a further six islands are severely eroded, as families are displaced.

More than 40 firefighters bring a large blaze at a factory in Heidelberg West, Melbourne, under control.

Allegations of branch stacking within the Victorian Liberal Party lead to the resignation of an electorate staffer, the day before Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to call a federal election.

An Indigenous language is rediscovering its voice in the resort town of Broome after almost dying out when the Yawuru people were too scared to speak it.

The number of available rental properties on the market in Perth has reached unprecedented levels, with more than 10,000 houses and units available for renters, new figures show.

Two Tasmanian incumbent Upper House members are expected to be returned to State Parliament for another six years in today's Legislative Council elections.

Singer Janet Jackson's pregnancy on the verge of turning 50 is an unrealistic benchmark for most women, an Australian fertility expert warns.

A man dies after being stabbed in Perth's north yesterday afternoon.

A park ranger in Queensland who has earned himself legions of fans around the world for his social media snaps of life on Moreton Island is moving on.

A look back at why Australia relaxed its double jeopardy laws, as the ACT announces it is joining the ranks of states that did so a decade ago.

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A man has been hit in the face with an axe after a confrontation escalated in a Northern Territory nightclub in the early hours of this morning.