Sydney news

Snow begins falling in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands while damaging winds are expected as the state shivers through a cold snap moving across south-eastern Australia.

Black Mountain has turned white after overnight snow. (13 July 2016)

Snow on top of Mount Ainslie in Canberra on 13 July 2016.

Snow dusts hills in Bonner in Canberra on 13 July 2016.

Instances of skin cancer among young Australians decreased over the past 14 years, a report shows, but the nation has the second highest rate of melanoma in the world.

About 5,000 homes are still without power as the clean-up after wild storms continues across South Australia.

Two people are injured in car crashes as an intense cold front moves across Victoria bringing snow, hail and high winds.

Port Lincoln residents are urged to stay out of the city's marina after a large great white shark is spotted swimming in waters used by triathletes.

Australian researchers uncover new evidence explaining why using artificial sweeteners might lead people to put on weight.

Game three of State Of Origin is technically a dead rubber, but there are still plenty of reasons it will be worth watching.

South Sudanese songwoman Ajak Kwai sings about three themes central to the tale of her peoples' disappearing culture: cows, women and war.

Lateline meets Ben Pasternak, the Sydney teenager who has gone from unboxing videos to millions of app downloads, taking on some of the peer-to-peer behemoths of the digital age.

The rivers of northern Tasmania are still rising but the State Emergency Service is not expecting any properties to be inundated.

South Australian Ambulance Services is investigating the death of a patient after the union claimed a "dispatch system prone to failure" was to blame.

The Liberals' Luke Simpkins concedes defeat in the West Australian seat of Cowan a day after Labor claimed the electorate for its candidate Anne Aly.

The club says former chief executive officer Scott Seward admitted in a board meeting that he had "done things he was not proud of."

A man's car is stolen by three men, one of them possibly armed with a gun, in Adelaide's inner-south in what police believe is not a random incident.

A young policeman who was murdered while doing his job almost 30 years ago in Melbourne's infamous Walsh Street shootings is posthumously awarded a service medal.

A man is shot dead at Dallas in Melbourne's north, police say.

The NRL career of wayward back-rower Paul Carter is in tatters after his sacking by South Sydney.

What makes rational, calm people flip out in road rage episodes will be the focus of a study by psychologists at the University of Queensland.

The mother of an autistic man tells a royal commission that the carer who allegedly abused him four years ago escaped prosecution because police did not think her son was competent enough to give evidence.

A 46-year-old man dies in a light plane crash at a cattle station on the border between South Australia and the Northern Territory.

A new generation of young Aboriginal men are embracing their traditional songs and dances in the Pilbara.

The story of how the iconic and culturally diverse Gunada Band shook up Broome's music scene more than 20 years ago premieres on the big screen in Perth tonight.

New measures to help ease pressure on staff at Launceston General Hospital will put further strain on the health budget, Tasmania's nursing union says.

A Sydney man has been found guilty of recruiting young men to fight with militant groups in Syria. Hamdi Al Qudsi was the first person in Australia to be charged under the Commonwealth Foreign Incursions and Recruitment Act.

Tasmania's State Emergency Service is warning of possible flooding in Launceston and Longford as wild weather lashes the state's north, prompting road closures and power outages.

A former member of the Defence Force with one leg has returned home after completing Papua New Guinea's gruelling Kokoda Track on crutches.

The Queensland Government launches legal action to go after the superannuation of disgraced former minister Gordon Nuttall.

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett will meet racing officials again in the coming weeks as the State Government tries to secure a broad industry agreement to sell the TAB.

Farmer finds answer to crop disorder that wiped out 95 per cent of lupins

Extraordinary images reveal the view of police snipers as they had their rifles trained on the Lindt cafe in Sydney's Martin Place during the 17 hour siege.

The future of Deakin University's Warrnambool campus remains uncertain after Federation University rejected a takeover bid.

A few hundred exceedingly rich and discerning collectors are the target market for a new diamond-encrusted, one kilogram gold coin struck by the Perth Mint.

Actor, comedian and writer Celeste Barber, who has over a million followers on Instagram, explains how a challenge posed by her sister has evolved into a platform for body positivity.

A NSW Supreme Court jury finds Sydney man Hamdi Al Qudsi guilty of aiding seven men to fight with Islamic State in Syria.

A midwife specialising in home births believes increasing numbers of women are choosing to "free birth" because they do not want to have their babies in a hospital and cannot afford private care.

The original Ekka building will be used for the first time in more than a century when the gates open in August at Queensland's largest show.

The majority of NT farmers believe they will be negatively affected by the introduction of the backpacker tax, a new survey has found.

A scholarship fund to encourage more young women leaving foster care to continue their studies has been set up in Queensland.

The discovery of an asbestos-tainted building product in a Brisbane office tower prompts an urgent check of work done on a major Adelaide building project.

A NSW Supreme Court jury finds Sydney man Hamdi Al Qudsi guilty of aiding seven men to fight with Islamic State in Syria.

A 46-year-old man dies in a gyrocopter crash at a cattle station on the border between South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Laura Hodges is suiting up for her fourth Olympics after being named in the Australian Opals basketball squad for the Rio Games.

Family days for inmates at a Perth prison are allowing incarcerated fathers to develop stronger bonds with their children, an opportunity that authorities hope will prevent reoffending.

The latest injury to Suns skipper Gary Ablett leaves the club with plenty to ponder in the final weeks of 2016.

Miners Promise chairman says workers and families still need ongoing help, despite improvements in workplace safety.

A Melbourne man who plotted a "lone wolf" terrorism attack on Anzac Day wanted to die a martyr for the Islamic State cause, court documents reveal.

Representatives from New South Wales greyhound racing clubs are discussing legal action to stop the State Government's plans to shut down the industry.