Sydney news

A 14-year-old boy suffers critical injuries after being hit by a taxi at Greenacre.

As demand for branded milk continues to soar, the owner of independent processor, Cooloola Milk, considers his future.

The possible expansion of gambling in WA as part of the sale of the TAB would be a serious mistake, social welfare advocates say.

A man is hit by a truck after getting out of a car in the emergency lane of Melbourne's Western Ring Road because he felt sick.

Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog is investigating allegations of fraud within the Ballarat Council.

Ambulance Tasmania is concerned more paramedics will be seriously injured as a rise in assaults against them continues.

Police arrest two men over a fire tore through a Centrelink office and a charity shop in southern NSW.

The ACT Government says it will accept all recommendations from a series of reports centred on systemic responses to family violence.

Game of Thrones' season finale made us cry for many reasons, one being that it will be 10 months before we revisit Westeros.

The only grand slam venue where Sam Stosur has a losing record was on Monday the scene of her first match win since her career-rejuvenating run to the French Open semi-finals, as the 14th seed defeated Poland's Magda Linette 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round at Wimbledon.

Rancour in the fight for the seat of New England has plumbed new depths after independent challenger Tony Windsor claimed a Nationals television ad implies he cheated on his wife

The seemingly-unstoppable force that is Djokovic faced a spirited mid-match test from British wildcard James Ward.

The world is in danger of forgetting its history. We've seen this pattern before and it didn't end well.

Voters' views on coal and climate are being ignored by both major parties in this election.

With one question, whistleblower Jeff Morris brought a banks royal commission onto the election agenda.

Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch grabbed Zac O'Brien in the change rooms at half time of a NEAFL game last year.

NRL teams are poised to be denied access to the first advance of more than $1 million each from the game's $1.8 billion broadcast windfall amid renewed hostility with the ARL Commission, which has declared it will withhold the funding until clubs give the green light to new perpetual licence agreements.

Melbourne Storm star Billy Slater continues to aim for a 2017 return despite concerns he may retire from the NRL.

Australians are keen for television and movies streaming over their internet connections with more than 5 million households expected to be paying for online videos by 2019. And some would even be willing to accept advertising, according to research firm Telsyte.

Greater Western Sydney are confident Jacob Hopper's season is not over despite the young gun being diagnosed with stress fractures in his back.

Newcastle forward Robbie Rochow continues to wait for the club to make a revised contract offer beyond this season despite receiving interest from rival teams.

Brett Morris needed all of 80 minutes to prove he has barely missed a beat after nine months out. But he doesn't even have designs on the Bulldogs No.1 jumper - let alone a State of Origin berth.

Coach Daryl Gibson says club did everything it could to help former All Black but admitted they "probably cared for him on a personal level too much".

Holding a real estate inspection at brothel is quite similar to showing potential property buyers around a doctor's surgery, Dixon Kestles director Simon Regan politely explains. There are just some rooms that are, well, off limits.

Jack Miller has forged his own path to the big time, says Daryl Beattie, noting his ability to take advice from all many sources, but to separate the useful from the unhelpful.

Doctors want the public to discuss end of life care after a study reveals one third of patients with an advanced or terminal illnesses receives unnecessary treatment in the last six months of their lives.

Labor hardheads confirmed to Fairfax Media that discussions had been held over the party leadership after the election

An ongoing gang feud over drug turf between two rival street gangs is believed to be behind a string of violent crimes, including fire bombings and shootings, in Sydney's south-west. 

Refugee and asylum seeker advocates will mark 100 days of protests by people in Nauru by blockading Wilson Security car parks in Sydney and Melbourne.

Bill Shorten remains close but his chances of snaring an unlikely against-the-odds victory appear to be fading.

Britain's got Brexit. The United States has Donald Trump.

This time next year Matthew De Gruchy could walk free from jail. He will be 38 - young enough to embrace a career, find a wife and start a family.

It was meant to streamline the education department's administration software but the Learning Management and Business Reform project has been dogged by technical faults and delays for years.  

Labor is demanding answers from the government over revelations that crime syndicates and people smugglers are allegedly rorting the visa system on a grand scale.

They joined cadets as teenagers hoping for adventure but a royal commission has heard how their lives were destroyed

While most Melburnians stayed indoors on Monday to keep out of the freezing cold, homeless couple 'Kelly' and 'John' were told to move their meagre belongings from Enterprize Park.

There's good news though - it won't get worse.

Labor is expected to seize on the documents to call into question Malcolm Turnbull's commitment to "jobs and growth".

Britain's Chancellor says the country's economy is strong enough to cope with volatility caused by its vote to leave the European Union.

Peta Credlin has warned of a schism in the Coalition over a same-sex marriage plebiscite, predicting Senate moves to block the vote could cost Malcolm Turnbull the prime ministership.

A fisherman has filmed a close encounter with a whale shark during a fishing trip in West Australia's north east.

Adele manages to lift spirits on the second night of the festival with a singalong.

If company tax in Australia was reduced, tax benefits for Australia's largest companies would be $5.53 billion a year, according to a report commissioned by GetUp.

The skirmish highlights the continued fallout from the deposing of former prime minister Tony Abbott

The rivalry between Prince and Michael Jackson has resurfaced after new audio reveals the extent of Jackson's disdain for Prince.

More than 60 per cent of Parramatta voters say they would use other roads instead of paying the tolls on the WestConnex motorway.

Police are investigating after a driver was killed in Beveridge, 42 kilometers north of Melbourne, on Monday after crashing their car into an electricity pole.

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have offered mea culpas for their involvement in some of Australia's most dramatic political controversies.

"We had felt so supported and so loved and then we just felt so bad."

North Queensland Cowboys were heavy favourites to beat Manly but the Sea Eagles made them earn their two competition points in an NRL thriller at Townsville on Monday night.