Sydney news

The organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.

Parents are urged to consider paying hundreds of dollars to vaccinate their children against the potentially deadly B-strain of meningococcal disease by South Australian health authorities, after this week's death of a toddler at an Adelaide hospital.

The remains of a Brisbane City Council bus driver who was killed on the job last week are being taken back to India today.

Musician and parodist Tristan Kemp is happy to sing while scoffing pies for the sake of his art.

A South Coast father of six who survived a lethal streptococcal infection says he hopes to one day walk and drive again with the help of prosthetics.

The Tasmanian Government is forced to rule out logging near one of the state's most popular tourism walks, the Three Capes Track.

The legislation to take 17-year-old prisoners out of adult jails in Queensland causes a split in Katter's Australian Party MPs Rob Katter and Shane Knuth for the first time.

The growing risk of cyber attacks leaves the Australian economy exposed to a potential $16 billion damage bill over the next decade, according to one of the world's biggest insurance companies.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is presented with a sudden opportunity to reshuffle Cabinet after the resignation of Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson over a string of personal financial blunders.

A special economic growth zone will be created for the Victorian Latrobe Valley to include infrastructure spending and tax breaks for communities moving to the area, following the announcement Hazelwood power station will close next year.

The flagship project for Western Australia's Water for Food program is denied the opportunity to expand.

A man suspected of stabbing a woman and dousing her with petrol is dead after a confrontation with police at Bonville on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.

A disgruntled group of Arrium shareholders try to mount a fight against administrator plans to sell off the embattled steel-making company, suggesting part of the business should be sold off to pay debts.

Scientists discover a rare frog species in swampland north of Newcastle.

Scientists in New South Wales have stumbled across a new species of frog that they believe is in danger of being wiped out. The tiny Mahony's Toadlet has so far only been found in just a handful of areas around Newcastle, the state's second biggest city. Its habitat is at the centre of the contamination crisis caused by the leak of toxic chemicals from Williamtown RAAF base.

A centre providing evidence-based information and support for drug and alcohol counsellors, cannabis users and the wider community will close its doors after losing Commonwealth funding.

A centre providing evidence-based information and support for drug and alcohol counsellors, cannabis users and the wider community will close its doors after losing Commonwealth funding.

Police set up a crime scene and investigate the suspicious death of a man at a unit block in Canberra's inner north.

Embattled Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson has resigned from the cabinet.

South Africa has been urged to banish the disappointment of botching David Warner's prized scalp and to focus on making amends on Friday, as the Proteas seek to surge back into the first Test.

Opposition Justice spokesman Ian Walker said the LNP would not support the bill.

In a major blow for Britain's government, the High Court says the prime minister can't trigger the UK's exit from the European Union without approval from Parliament.

Tensions emerge between Tax Office and Human Services after hackers take down myGov

Public service wage policy is a throwback to the 1980s, says a former APS commissioner.

A watershed moment in the push to wind back racial discrimination laws is set to unfold on Friday.

A man has died in suspicious circumstances at a unit block in Watson on Thursday night.

Mal Meninga did something that most in rugby league are afraid to do — he called out the Broncos and England coach.

Dale Steyn had wanted to cut off the head of the Australian "snake" - meaning the batting kingpins David Warner and Steve Smith. But the South African spearhead could only hiss and curse as Warner extended Australia's dominance on the opening day of the first Test.

Three pharmacists have been working alongside nurses and doctors in GP surgeries around the national capital.

The famous WACA wicket is showing signs of cracking but has received a glowing endorsement from both sides after last year's lifeless production.

Mitchell Starc returns from injury to reinforce his status as one of the world's premium pace bowlers on day one of the first Test against South Africa in Perth.

Jeremy Hanson has pledged to be loyal to new Liberal leader Alistair Coe and says he plans to stay in politics for the long haul.

A crucial factor in the singer's rise to fame was stepping in for Buddy Holly after his fatal plane crash, on the basis that he knew the words to Holly's hit songs.

A five-year-old girl has allegedly been indecently assaulted at a primary school in Sydney's south-west.

The foreign invaders scooped the fashions, while inspirational women were celebrated on Ladies' Day.

Bangkok:  An unsupervised four-year-old elephant suddenly became agitated and attacked an Australian man on the Thai resort island of Phuket.

Michael Cheika has opted for the seniority of David Pocock over the like-for-like qualities Scott Fardy possesses akin to the suspended Dean Mumm as the Wallabies once again tweak their back-row ahead of a showdown against Wales.

Queensland Agriculture Minister Leanne Donaldson resigns from Cabinet following a day of mounting revelations about her personal finances.

It's one of the city's best-known landmarks and has stood for more than 40 years as similar Australian buildings faced the wrecking ball.

Firebrand One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has gone to ground amid a push to oust West Australian senator Rod Culleton from Parliament and fresh warnings the resurgent party could come unstuck by its own ineffective vetting.

Just two years after trading in her tennis racquet for a gold club, 16-year-old Gabriela Ruffels is already representing Australia and playing at international events.

Australia bowls South Africa out for 242 late on day one of the first Test at the WACA then David Warner shines with the bat.

The partner of missing Sydney man Matthew Leveson is asked to explain his muddy clothes and any "heavy digging" in the days after his boyfriend went missing.

Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis used a spiritual healing and clairvoyant business as a means of entering sexual relationships with multiple women, a court has heard.

A 17-year-old Sydney student who was stopped at the airport last year, bound for Islamic State, was allegedly so devoted to the terrorist group that he then convinced an older friend to undertake the journey he failed to do.

A man has died hours after he was found with gunshot wounds in a car with a dead woman, police say.

Australia ends the first day of the first Test of the summer against South Africa on top after a fine bowling performance and some scintillating batting from Warner at the WACA.

Despite budgeting $80 million to reduce the maintenance backlog at state schools, the NSW government allowed the backlog to blow out by another $40 million.

All of Flemington on Oaks day bowed for Usain Bolt. Bolt might have been inspired to bow for Brenton Avdulla.

New houses, cultural buildings, galleries and libraries from rural Queensland to Venice were among the buildings celebrated at this year's annual National Architecture Awards.