Sydney news

A man and his daughter suffer broken bones as a section of grandstand collapses at a speedway event in Mackay.

The Opposition Leader will travel to a marginal seat in Sydney today to promise Labor will not impose extra costs on medicines that come under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemea move which would cost close to $1 billion.

Fremantle slumps to an 0-9 record to start the season as Richmond claims a 38-point win in wet and windy conditions at Subiaco Oval.

In a case of third time lucky, Queensland 19-year-old Alyssa Azar becomes the youngest Australian to reach the peak of the world's tallest mountain.

Cronulla is on top of the NRL ladder for the first time since 2000 after beating Manly 20-12 for an eighth successive win.

Two members of the national advisory body cast doubt on whether a referendum on recognising Indigenous people in the Australian constitution would be achievable by May 2017.

Parramatta half-back Kieran Foran is considering legal action over a report claiming he lost $75,000 while gambling, according to the Rugby League Players Association.

The Queensland Reds scrape past a gallant Sunwolves outfit to record a precious 35-25 Super Rugby win at Lang Park.

Two members of the national Referendum Council cast doubt on whether a referendum on recognising Indigenous people in the Australian constitution would be achievable by May 2017.

The West Coast Eagles answer critics with a fighting eight-point win over Port Adelaide, in a clash marred by a sickening hit to Andrew Gaff.

A retired high-ranking South Korean general recognises 12 veterans of the Korean War at a ceremony in Hobart.

Collingwood upsets the applecart with a stunning 24-point win over Geelong at the MCG - we look at the takeaways from Saturday's big game.

The Knights score their first points and even lead a game for the first time since April, but Wests Tigers run away with a 20-12 win.

Lee and Anthony Freedman win their second Group One in as many weeks, with Our Ivanhowe storming home to claim the Doomben Cup.

A regional branding initiative helps pave the way into overseas markets.

Michael Dean is the founder of the world's only online investment platform dedicated to agricultural technologies.

Australians consume 3 kilograms of avocado per person each year.

Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, collects rare Chairman's Award from the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in Adelaide.

A body is found in the Brisbane River, which police say could have been submerged for some time.

The sister of missing Brisbane woman Sharron Phillips says there are flaws in her father's alibi which she alerted police to months before he died.

A specialised commissioner will champion the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people if Labor wins government in July, Senator Penny Wong says.

A Great Southern farmer picks up the pace to get seeding done ahead of a storm front lashing parts of WA's south.

A group of young Melbourne budding artists creates what they believe is the world's first colouring book illustrated by children.

Greater Western Sydney players are looking forward to a challenging month of AFL fixtures starting with Sunday's home game against Western Bulldogs.

Protesters create a fake oil spill on Glenelg Beach in South Australia to draw attention to BP's proposal to drill for oil in the waters off the Great Australian Bight.

Deep in the fruit-growing federal seat of Murray, in Victoria's north, voters say Canberra needs to listen to what food producers are saying and appreciate the challenges facing the industry.

Police say a "lowlife" who vandalised Sydney's police memorial wall has revived painful memories for the families of officers who died on the job.

A storm front hitting Western Australia's south brings gale-force winds and heavy rain and cuts power to more than 13,000 homes.

A group of teenage girls takes a colourful approach to combating family violence in their small community on Tasmania's north west coast.

There has been a resurgence in the use of the date rape drug GHB on the Gold Coast, with an uptake in ice users turning to the downer to help them come off their highs, Queensland police say.

Nine passengers jump from a hot air balloon hovering over Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay onto a police boat below following fears the balloon, which was low on fuel, would ditch into the water.

There were tears and cheers as hundreds of people attended a debutante ball on the Gold Coast for young women with disabilities.

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Police investigating another suspicious house fire in the Tasmanian beachside town will set up a command bus and begin doorknocking residents this weekend as they intensify their hunt for those responsible.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hits 460 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, with further aftershocks expected.

A car fire at Enfield in Adelaide's north appears to have been deliberately lit, police say.

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A man is charged with attempted murder and burglary after a 79-year-old man was pulled from a burning home in Geelong.

Aboriginal Lands Trust SA says it has been cut out of decisions surrounding service delivery in remote communities, despite promises it would be an integral part of the process.

A group of young Melbourne budding artists creates what they believe is the world's first colouring book illustrated by children.