Sydney news

A hospital in north Queensland is the first in the state to trial the use of 3D cameras to treat patients with diabetes living in rural and remote areas.

There is "disquiet" among some senior members of the South Australian Bar Association following the state's Attorney-General's successful application to become a Senior Counsel (SC), the group's president reveals.

The Victorian Government releases a 10-year plan in response to the state's Royal Commission into Family Violence, which will include law reforms to prioritise the safety of victims over the privacy of perpetrators.

CCTV footage shows a pair of arsonists narrowly escaping a fire they lit at a cafe in Sydney's east earlier this year, as police renew their appeal for information about the incident.

Former Newcastle Knights player Clint Newton is standing up against domestic violence as a White Ribbon Day ambassador.

More than half a dozen people remain in intensive care after Melbourne's "thunderstorm asthma" emergency, including one person in a critical condition, Victoria's Health Minister says.

Recalled Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been picked to score runs as much as take catches against South Africa in the third Test in Adelaide.

The relentless Southern Stars are seeking a five-match sweep of South Africa after posting a nine-wicket victory at North Sydney Oval on Wednesday.

Three people, including a police officer, are taken to hospital with various injuries after being set upon by three dogs in Sydney's west.

The former children held in some of Victoria's most notorious institutions are demanding the State Government improve access to key medical records from their past.

The Greens want South Australia to be part of a trial for a pill which can reduce the risk of HIV infection.

Jamie Murphy is expected to fly home today after Bali police confirmed there were no drugs detected in the Perth teenager's blood and urine, or in the white powder found on him in a nightclub, and he was released from a Kuta police station.

A teenager celebrating schoolies on the Gold Coast is lucky to survive after falling two storeys from a balcony.

Shocking footage of an arson attack on a cafe in Sydney's east earlier this year is released by police, who are renewing their appeal for information about the incident.

The Victorian Government will today release a 10-year plan in response to the state's Royal Commission into Family Violence, which will include law reforms to prioritise the safety of victims over the privacy of perpetrators.

People from farming communities affected by suicide are being asked to complete an in-depth survey to help researchers better understand the impact suicide has on families left behind.

Residents of Katherine in the Northern Territory are afraid that preliminary test results showing contamination from toxic firefighting foam will leave them with the same problems as Williamtown in New South Wales, and Oakey in Queensland. The toxic foam previously used at Defence bases has given rise to a class action and resulted in plunging real estate prices in affected towns.

While consultation resumes again on the Murray-Darling Basin plan, there is mounting frustration from some farmers and townies in the NSW town of Warren at the pace of the review.

The owners of a Victorian abattoir at the centre of animal cruelty allegations say they were unaware of the mistreatment that was recorded taking place at the slaughterhouse.

Jamie Murphy is released from custody after Bali police confirmed there were no drugs detected in the Perth teenager's blood and urine, or in the white powder found on him in a Kuta nightclub.

Flume cleans up at the ARIA Awards, picking up four gongs and making a stand against Sydney's controversial lock-out laws on a night that saw rockers Crowded House inducted into the Hall of Fame.

An NT police officer breaks down in court while denying he stole six guns during his time as head of the firearm records unit, saying he always intended to buy them.

Insiders say it is thanks to Bannon that Nigel Farage became the first foreign politician to meet Mr Trump, in a major embarrassment to British PM Theresa May.

"This is for every gay Australian kid who wants to make music, you can do it and win an ARIA too."

Electricity distributor Essential Energy now has the power to forcibly cut 600 jobs from regional NSW communities after a key ruling by the Fair Work Commission, a union says.

A total of 38 schoolies have been arrested on the Gold Coast, mostly for public nuisance with a few drug possession offences.

The Dalai Lama will visit US President-elect Donald Trump, a meeting that would infuriate Beijing.

Part of Wanneroo Road, north of Perth has been closed on Wednesday afternoon after a burst water pipe created a massive hole in the road.

Megan Latham has resigned after being forced to reapply for her job.

AFL remains determined to penalise Greater Western Sydney for conduct unbecoming over the Lachie Whitfield affair but could now defer draft penalties until 2017.

Treasurer Scott Morrison joins Leigh Sales to discuss how the newsuperannuation reforms will effect the budget.

One Nation is struggling to keep some of its internal ructions private, with the leader Pauline Hanson and her WA representative Rod Culleton having a war of words via the media.

A Perth police officer is being hailed as Australia's next swimming star after jumping into the Canning River to chase down a man trying to flee a Return to Prison Warrant.

A biomolecular scientist whose work has been hailed as more impressive than the moon landing has played down the praise, saying he is just happy to have helped people walk on the earth.

The AFL has cautiously entered into a new one-year deal with the AFL Coaches' Association with a view to the industry body becoming less financially reliant on the league in future.

Hawthorn great Brad Sewell has challenged the Hawks' ageing stars to aim up after anointing Greater Western Sydney as the 2017 AFL flag favourites.

Angelique Cassimatis is a star to watch even if her talent are wasted in Mack and Mabel.

Motorcyclist seriously injured after collision on Houghton Highway.

Dave Taylor is one step closer to returning to the NRL after escaping a conviction or community service order for his role in the Gold Coast drug controversy.

"I thought sending out the invitations would convince me that everything was all right."

For a happy two and a half hours this Tuesday felt like a Friday, when Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals took to the Sydney Opera House forecourt.

Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, sources say.

In a time of tightened funding for the arts, the Copyright Agency has doubled the value of its Author Fellowship for a mid-to-late-career writer to $80,000. The "gobsmacked" recipient is Melissa Lucashenko.

The ARIAs curse has struck again. Thundery downpours dampened the spirits and blowdrys on this year's red carpet.

New apartment blocks in Melbourne's inner north should be capped at four levels, a council says.

A former soldier implicated in the so-called Jedi Council sex scandal, and who has since been cleared of any involvement, wants an apology from Defence.

Sheep were stabbed in the face with the metal prongs. A pig was repeatedly shot, taking six minutes to die. Newborn calves were beaten and scrambled to escape over dead animals.

The number of reports of children at risk of harm in the Northern Territory has more than doubled in five years, a new report finds.

Melbourne defender Heritier Lumumba is set to retire from football amid threats of legal action over his treatment for concussion.

Most dads play a major role in their children's sporting ambitions, but Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis' dreams wouldn't have been possible without father Theo.