Sydney news

Hundreds of people attend a community meeting in the Sydney suburb of Balmain to call for construction of the WestConnex motorway network to be postponed until an audit into the project is complete.

Police search for a man who allegedly assaulted a tram passenger at North Melbourne on the weekend.

A man dies after being shot multiple times at a house at Colyton in Sydney's west.

Australian Federal Police officers search the office of a senior Labor frontbencher and the home of an Opposition staffer in a move described as "extraordinary and unprecedented" during an election campaign.

An excavator topples into a hole caused by a burst water main in an Adelaide arterial road, as dozens of SA Water customers are cut off from supply.

TasTAFE postpones its firearms training courses while an investigation continues into an incident where a student accidentally shot himself in the foot.

An early entry into household batteries by South Australia's monopoly electricity distributor could have long-term implications for the home storage market, according to the Alternative Technology Association.

Drugs have been found at the scene where a man and a woman were found dead inside a tent at a camping spot north of Townsville in Queensland, police say.

The National Library of Australia is asking voters across the country to keep hold of material from this year's election campaign to go towards its ephemera collection.

NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley will be sweating bullets on scans for Josh Dugan after the Blues certainty injures his elbow in St George Illawarra's loss to South Sydney.

Perth's longest running music and gig guide is forced to scrap its print edition and move completely online, as other magazines seek to exploit more niche markets.

With the State Of Origin team announcements just days away, Blues hopeful Josh Dugan was left icing an arm injury after the Dragons' 34-24 loss to South Sydney.

The Australian Federal Police is conducting raids on ALP offices and the home of an ALP staffer in relation to leaks regarding the National Broadband Network, the ABC understands.

The bodies of a man and a woman are found at the popular Rollingstone camping and swimming spot near Townsville.

VicRoads is installing large rubber flaps on an overhead gantry to try and prevent trucks from running into the Montague Street bridge in South Melbourne.

The King's School is being investigated for animal cruelty after the ABC obtained videos of members of the school's top rugby teams crash-tackling sheep in a farm paddock., threatening to tarnish the school's proud sporting history.

King's, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious private schools, is being investigated for animal cruelty after the ABC obtained videos of members of its top rugby teams crash-tackling sheep.

The Australian Federal Police confirm officers are raiding Labor party offices in Melbourne tonight, as part of an ongoing investigation.

A US report into the $800 million NT to Queensland gas pipeline says it is a "bad decision being promoted to cover up another bad decision" by the Territory Government.

The bodies of a man and a woman are found dead at the popular Rollingstone camping and swimming spot near Townsville.

Jay Hart, the man identified by police as the prime suspect over the deaths of three children in the early 1990s, says he would be open to a retrial so he can clear his name.

A grandmother who was caught trying to smuggle 1.7 kilograms of pure heroin into Australia has her sentence reduced.

A animal rescue centre that has been operating in South Guildford for almost 30 years is forced out to make way for an extension of the adjacent cemetery.

A 26-year-old Korean man will face trial on charges of murdering his flatmate, who he is also accused of impersonating to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars.

Timber representatives welcome funding for agroforestry research project and say industry has come a long way from failed managed investment schemes.

Elevated rail will be built along part of the $588 million extension of the South Morang line to Mernda in Melbourne's outer-north, but the Government insists it is not another example of sky rail.

Federal Labor's campaign for the northern Perth seat of Moore is in disarray, after the party's candidate called immigration detention centres "gulags" on social media and withdrew his nomination.

South Australia's mental health system is disjointed and almost seems designed to produce a lack of continuity of care, the state coroner says.

Processor Brownes confirms it will not be renewing contracts with four farmers when the contracts expire at the end of September.

A Tasmanian businessman is fined tens of thousands of dollars for exploiting young backpackers who he lured to a remote town before sacking them and leaving them stranded.

A four-day filmmaking workshop in regional South Australia is offering people with a learning disability the chance to shine on the big screen at the Sit Down, Shut Up, and Watch Film and New Media Festival.

Federal candidates for Eden-Monaro weigh into the NSW local government merger battle.

The 23-year-old's start to his Dockers career has stalled once again, with midfielder re-injuring his troublesome calf.

As the SA Government embarks on a major overhaul of the health system, a statistician says efficiency can be improved by implementing new mathematical models.

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says caretaker conventions will make it harder to deliver government help to dairy farmers.

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The first of nearly 100,000 tonnes of citrus fruit is processed in north-west Victoria, with good-quality fruit expected this season.

As large areas of Queensland struggle with a four-year drought, Qantas staff have used their diverse talents to lend a hand to long-suffering graziers in the Longreach area.

A 26-year-old Korean man pleads guilty to withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars while posing as his flatmate, who he is accused of murdering.

Australians are showing little interest in studying Indonesian language, despite a downgraded travel warning that has opened up student travel to the country.

A South Australian woman is charged with the murder of Melbourne man Elia Abdelmessih in 2005 and will be extradited to Victoria.

In Vitro Fertilisation is the talk of the World Brahman Congress in Rockhampton, where producers discuss all the tools available to the productivity of their herds.

Most people have at some stage put off the washing up for a day or two or even longer, and a Perth psychologist is on a mission to change that mindset and find out why.

The alleged ringleaders of a Hunter region drug supply syndicate have been remanded in custody.

A right to information request by the ABC uncovers further details of a massive water tower collapse at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital construction site last year.

A right to information request by the ABC uncovers further details of a massive water tower collapse at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital construction site last year.

Consumers have listened to a desperate plea by Victorian dairy farmers to buy branded milk, with shoppers taking to social media to share photos of empty shelves.

Juvenile arthritis affects one in 1,000 Australian children and one Adelaide Hills woman living with the condition is setting up a foundation to help future generations.

Sarah Hammond, founding director and CEO of Kids Arthritis.

The Reds are confident a groin injury will not dash Karmichael Hunt's chances of Wallabies selection, while they are not ruling out Samu Kerevi being a late addition to their line-up to face the Sunwolves on Saturday afternoon.