Sydney news

A cancer drug that causes tumours to "completely shrink" in some patients proves successful on a number of Australians taking part in a global trial.

A teenager dies and his passenger is injured in a crash involving what police say was a stolen motorcycle south of Perth.

The number of poker machines in the ACT would be reduced by a third and betting limits of $1 would be enforced under a proposal released by the ACT Greens.

About 83,000 properties in Victoria were without power overnight after a day of high winds left a woman dead and at least six other people injured.

Five temporary transmission towers are due to come into operation today in South Australia, helping major industry recover from power woes after the entire state was blacked out recently.

Australia is expected to produce around 8 million trays of mangoes this season, making it one of the industry's larger crops on record.

Peter Brock's brother says he would not have been thrilled to see Jamie Whincup win the trophy named after his famous sibling after a controversial Bathurst 1000.

Canberra has three sister cities but maintaining a close bond is not as simple as picking up the phone. This week Curious Canberra takes a closer look at our twin cities, and discovers one that has a dedicated 'Canberra room'.

A Perth doctor investigated by police over the death of a woman with a terminal illness is working with the Greens on new end-of-life legislation, which would allow for assisted dying for adults with a life expectancy of six months or less.

The Red Bull Racing team are set to appeal a post-race time penalty that cost Jamie Whincup victory in Sunday's Bathurst 1000.

A new-look Adelaide United grinds out a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at Hunter Stadium, with English midfielder Wayne Brown scoring a stunner before Jesse Makarounas levelled the match.

Will Davison and Jonathan Webb win the 2016 edition of Bathurst 1000 after a fiery, dramatic finish.

Look back on Will Davison's incredible Bathurst 1000 triumph as it unfolded in ABC News's live blog.

A woman dies after her house is struck by a tree at Millgrove, east of Melbourne, as gale-force winds sweep across the state, leaving thousands without power.

Winds gusting to more than 100 kilometres per hour lash parts of South Australia, as police find the body of a 20-year-old man who jumped off a bridge into the Murray River.

World champion Australia has posted a 68-56 triumph over arch rival New Zealand in the opening Constellation Cup Test in Sydney.

Two world-first clinical trials conducted by scientists at Sydney's Macquarie University aim to slow down the symptoms of motor neurone disease.

Tens of thousands turn out in central Sydney to protest against the New South Wales Government's controversial lockout laws, while Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes throws his support behind the Keep Sydney Open campaign.

Winds gusts are exceeding 100 kilometres per hour in Victoria, cutting power to tens of thousands in the west of the state and wreaking havoc at Melbourne Airport.

A woman claiming she hit a pedestrian wearing a clown suit and a man scaring teenage girls are among a spate of creepy clown reports police in Western Australia have recently received.

Reporter Pablo Vinales spends some time with some of the country's brightest young minds at the annual Mensa Australia Conference in Hobart, where he is told asking them about their IQ is like "asking a woman about her weight".

Thousands turn out in central Sydney to protest against the New South Wales Government's controversial lockout laws.

A man armed with a machete robs a cafe in Tingal Road at Wynnum Central on Brisbane's bayside, police say.

High winds are starting to cross Victoria as a cold front moves across the state, bringing gusts of up to 98 kilometres per hour at Melbourne Airport.

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of a near-disaster on Hobart's eastern shores, firefighters reflect on the "miracle" of a constant, unchanging wind that saved lives and hundreds of homes from a fiery fate.

A woman is dead after being hit by a bus at Redfern in inner Sydney.

Winds gusting to more than 100 kilometres per hour lash parts of South Australia, as a search begins for a man who went missing after jumping from a bridge into the River Murray.

Kowanyama's Mayor praises residents in the western Cape York community for maintaining their calm after a car crashed into mourners at a funeral, killing one and injuring dozens.

A private sector plan for a monorail to Melbourne Airport is worthy of discussion but not high on the Government's list of priorities, Premier Daniel Andrews says.

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of a near-disaster on Hobart's eastern shores, firefighters reflect on the "miracle" change of wind that saved lives and hundreds of homes from a fiery fate.

A former sheep station in Western Australia becomes an internationally important conservation reserve, housing rare and threatened species as well as a huge range of stromatolites.

Young males, who have limited social support at work, and those who work in stressful environments, are found to be most at risk, research reveals.

Jamie Whincup holds the early lead as Bathurst 1000 gets underway. Follow all the Supercars racing action at Mount Panorama in our live blog.

Winds gusting to more than 100 kilometres per hour lash parts of South Australia, but rain is not expected to lead to any more flooding.

Newtown Police station in Sydney is at the centre of allegations of homophobic bullying, after three officers and one former officer accuse management of targeting them for drug testing because they are gay.

Less than a week from the ACT election, Labor takes its focus back to health, as the Liberals promise targeted funding to boost multiculturalism.

Saturday night's A-League Sydney derby had more fans in attendance than a Swans-Giants AFL final or State Of Origin III.

One of Australia's biggest ecological restoration projects will begin returning 10 locally extinct native mammal species to the historic Dirk Hartog Island in the coming months.

A reclamation is underway of former missions to transform them into places of cultural healing for families whose members were part of the Stolen Generations.

A man is charged with murder after allegedly driving a council four-wheel-drive into a house full of mourners, north-west of Cairns, killing a woman who was sitting by a coffin.

Victoria braces for severe weather and strong winds as a cold front moves across the state, bringing wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour.

Some vegetable crops on the northern Adelaide plains remain under water more than a week after the Gawler River burst its banks.