Sydney news

The first Indigenous person to graduate as a nurse and the man who turned a small Aboriginal dance company into an internationally recognised organisation are among the Indigenous Australians honoured at this year's national NAIDOC Awards in Darwin.

The Sydney Swans stamp their authority on the race for the AFL top four with an impressive 38-point win over Geelong at Kardinia Park.

Kieran Foran's management team confirms the Parramatta playmaker is set to walk away from the game to go on "indefinite leave".

Parramatta shrugs off yet another week of controversy and a knee injury to Semi Radradra to produce a 22-18 win for the ages over Sydney Roosters.

The Queensland Reds are torn to shreds by the Super Rugby title-hunting Chiefs, copping a demoralising 50-5 defeat at Lang Park.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes about 16 kilometres underground in Western Australia's south, with residents nearby feeling the shaking for about 45 seconds.

Amidst crumbed ochre and the birdsong of nearby Kakadu National Park, hooded faces are coming alive on thick pieces of flattened bark.

Ray Mudjandi's Fish Man sketches.

A painting by Abel Naborlhbortlh being created at Children's Ground in Jabiru.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes about 16 kilometres underground in Western Australia's south.

Thousands of people belt out The Beatles' hit Let it Be at a mass singalong and bonfire for Hobart's Festival of Voices.

University of Melbourne PhD students perform tests on crystals in low gravity, with skydiving proving to be the most practical and cost-effective method.

More crisis accommodation for South Australia's homeless is being promised after an urgent meeting of service providers and the SA Government.

Bureaucrat Richard Mann, who heads the State Government's asset sales program, is tipped to clinch the one of the state's most powerful public service jobs.

Labor's lead in the West Australian seat of Cowan is cut further after more absentee votes were counted, with thousands of ballots still to be tallied.

Labor's lead in the West Australian seat of Cowan is cut further after more absentee votes were counted, with thousands of ballots still to be tallied.

The daughter of murdered brothel madam Shirley Finn has welcomed decision for inquest into her death, 40 years after her murder.

Hundreds of soldiers from Darwin and Adelaide taking part in war games in outback South Australia did not vote last Saturday in the federal election.

The Canberra Museum and Gallery hosts one of the nation's most significant, but still relatively unknown, expressionist painters.

Kieran Foran's management team reportedly confirms the Parramatta playmaker is set to walk away from the game to go on "indefinite leave".

The Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions submits its final documents in the appeal case of convicted wife-killer Gerard Baden-Clay ahead of a hearing by the High Court later this month.

Detectives say staff at a regional hospital in Western Australia triggered an investigation into the apparent neglect of a five-year-old boy.

The 12-year-old boy, who was not wearing a helmet when he was hit by a truck in Butler, dies at Royal Perth Hospital.

The overseas deaths of two Queenslanders in the last month has left their families urging travellers to take out insurance.

Capping public sector pay rises at 1.5 per cent annually, a measure imposed by this week's South Australian budget, is questioned by Opposition Leader Steven Marshall.

One-punch attacks can kill but they can also leave someone with brain injuries as a young man from Heathcote finds out.

A safety inspection company being prosecuted over the death of a child who was flung from a ride at the Royal Adelaide Show can be banned from certifying rides at the Royal Queensland Show, the Federal Court has ruled.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard is joined by Tom Ballard, Tahir Bilgic and Rebecca de Unamuno.

In 2015, Rumbalara elders asked Natarsha and Olajuwon Bamblett to dance at NAIDOC celebrations. Out of that came Individual Spirits dance troupe.

Australia's biggest telecommunications company Telstra announces it will slash 326 jobs nationwide, with a little under one in four being sent to its operations in the Philippines.

The Australian-Chinese community launches a social media campaign to try to combat what it describes as intolerant and racist ideas being spread by senator-elect Pauline Hanson.

About 100 people from Tasmania's Aboriginal community use a NAIDOC Week march to call on governments to protect cultural areas from destruction.

All deadlocked NRL finals will feature a period of extra time before golden point, the ARL Commission has confirmed.

Assistant Innovation Minister Wyatt Roy, 26, concedes defeat in the Queensland seat of Longman, adding that he is proud of what he has achieved.

Warrant Officer Ryan Bowden (L) and Sgt Lucas Morro (R) check inventory.

The RAAF 37 Squadron's C-130J-30 sits in waiting on the Edinburgh tarmac.

SGT Morro and WOFF-AF Bowden help reverse park the Hercules at Port Augusta.

Sgt Lucas Morro gives a thumbs up as the load lands successfully.

Seating fills the front part of the Hercules loading bay.

Hercules banks on approach run to Edinburgh.

Ground crews load the RAAF Hercules.

Flying Officer Daniel Armstrong goes through pre-flight checks.

Flight Lieutenant Dianne Bell checks the C-130J-30.

As 8000 troops fight ISIS soldiers in a training exercise at Cultana, RAAF crews are flying resupply runs around the clock from Edinburgh base near Adelaide.

Log trucks are set to return to Hobart's city centre after the Tasmanian Government signed a contract to resume the export of woodchips from Macquarie Wharf.

Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens are exploring chocolate's rich history in a new exhibition.

Police release more details about a woman whose body was found last week inside a suitcase that had been dumped in the Swan River.

The partner of a leading greyhound trainer, who said the ban on racing in NSW was caused by "a very small minority", has a history of doping dogs with banned substances, according to Greyhound Racing NSW records.

The Perth Scorchers lose their most popular player, with veteran spinner Brad Hogg's decision to change Big Bash League teams disappointing coach Justin Langer.

A man is charged with murder over the death of a baby in Victoria's east.