Sydney news

The tiny remote community of Yarralin produces a calendar to introduce itself to the rest of the country.

Police believe a western Sydney shooting in broad daylight yesterday that was was linked to Middle Eastern organised crime gangs.

It makes sense that bowling slowly would hurt a speed demon like Mitchell Johnson, but he did not let pain stop him from firing in his return to cricket.

Typically defined as temporary or demountable housing, nobody is quite sure where the word donga even came from, let alone how it came to apply to such a vast display of structures.

A serious motorbike accident left Mackay's Paul Schembri without the use of his legs, but his inventive tractor modification has ensured he remains in the drivers seat.

Four South Australian crews are preparing for the Sydney to Hobart race starting on Boxing Day.

Police locate a baby girl who was born yesterday and went missing from Gold Coast University Hospital, sparking concerns she could be at significant risk of harm.

D'Arcy Short blasts 61 off just 29 balls to help lead the Hurricanes to a comprehensive 60-run win over the Sydney Sixers on Friday night at the SCG.

Brisbane Roar's A-League unbeaten streak stretches to 10 games after a scrappy and controversial 1-1 draw with Western Sydney.

A man is accused of attempting to blow up two automatic teller machines before successfully exploding a third in incidents across Adelaide.

It has been 20 years since the Claremont murders, but the memories of a city shaken by the killings have not dimmed.

Police say they have disrupted a terrorist plot targeting Melbourne's CBD, allegedly involving improvised explosive devices and other weapons, with four men charged.

Police say they have disrupted a plan to launch a number of terror attacks in the centre of Melbourne, possibly on Christmas Day. Seven people were arrested and three have been charged.

A Syrian-born doctor working in a Sydney hospital appeals for help for a group of orphans who "have seen the worst crimes and the worst weapons being used on civilians" in his home town of Aleppo.

An Amber Alert is issued for a baby girl who was born this morning and later went missing from Gold Coast University Hospital, sparking concerns she could be at significant risk of harm.

Brisbane teenage indie pop group The Goon Sax end the year on a high note by debuting on the music giant Billboard's Top 50 critics pick for 2016.

Sheep producers in the Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia make a last-minute effort to retain the Merredin saleyard equipment.

The CBH groups predicts the 2016 deliveries tally could reach 16 million tonne by the end of the calendar year.

One man is dead and a second is in a critical condition with a chest wound after a shooting at Wetherill Park in Sydney's west.

Community broadcaster Radio Adelaide secures an injunction in the Federal Court against 891 ABC Adelaide rebranding itself to ABC Radio Adelaide.

People living north of Hawker in the Flinders Ranges have been told to enact their bushfire plan or leave the area as the Country Fire Service fights an out-of-control blaze.

Bradley Robert Edwards, 48, makes a brief appearance in a Perth court after being charged with the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon in Claremont in the 1990s.

"Unscrupulous" art dealers take particular advantage of Aboriginal artists from remote areas of the Northern Territory over the holidays, tricking them into dodgy deals, an Alice Springs gallery owner says.

Police say they have disrupted a terrorist plot targeting Melbourne's CBD, allegedly involving improvised explosive devices and other weapons, with three of the accused facing court.

A Brisbane dental clinic is shut down and a dentist suspended following investigations into infection control standards as Queensland Health urges patients to see a doctor.

Over 500 Aboriginal people have met in Narooma to approve the submission of a native title claim covering 14,000 square kilometres of the south-east of New South Wales coast.

Consultant's report says despite 18 new LNG projects under construction, the global supply glut will be absorbed as countries such as China, India and Thailand demand more environmentally friendly fuels.

On a quiet street in a semi-industrial suburb of Perth, residents went about their lives unaware a suspected killer was living among them.

The next sittings of the Northern Territory youth detention royal commission will now be held in March instead of February, with commissioners to hold some consultations in January.

Christmas comes early for koala keepers at Taronga Zoo, as two joeys emerge from their mother's pouches.

A new focus on exploring the outback for rich deposits could lead to multi-billion dollar bonanza for the Independence Group.

Police say they have disrupted a terrorist plot targeting Melbourne's CBD, allegedly involving improvised explosive devices and other weapons, with three of the accused facing court.

A tropical low pressure system combines with Cyclone Yvette to dump more than 200 millimetres of rain on Broome.

An out-of-control bushfire burning north of Hawker in the Flinders Ranges poses a risk to life and property, the Country Fire Service warns.

The next sittings of the Northern Territory youth detention royal commission will now be held in March next year, with commissioners to hold some consultations with stakeholders at the beginning of the new year.

Pakistan smelled some Australian panic in Brisbane and are a transformed cricket side after their first Test near-miss.

Women in Victoria's north-west might need to travel as far as Melbourne or Adelaide to give birth after Mildura Base Hospital announces changes to its birthing guidelines.

WA Senator Rod Culleton shouts "I'm bleeding here" as he is declared bankrupt at a Federal Court hearing in Perth, in a decision that leaves him facing being barred from serving in the Senate.

How much of the plastic, glass and paper that you use over the festive season can be recycled?

A cattle producer from Western Australia buys Ban Ban Springs Station in the Northern Territory.

A Brisbane man accused of stalking a former employee by bombarding him with about 400 to 600 phone calls a day is granted bail by a Brisbane magistrate.

Deadly parvovirus strikes down 158 dogs nationally with hotspots in New South Wales.

Some of Australia's oldest and most precious didgeridoos are producing their distinctive music once again after being carefully restored by the Yolgnu people and the South Australian Museum.

A former Hunter priest who ended up having child abuse charges withdrawn has had charges reinstated, but is expected to die ahead of court proceedings.

Many sailors consider the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to be one of the toughest ocean races in the worldthis year, brothers Derek and Martin Sheppard will be taking on the challenge together.

Australia's first-ever shipment of fresh lychees into the United States has landed, but China trade remains a challenge.

Senator Rod Culleton is declared bankrupt after a hearing in the Federal Court in Perth and faces being disqualified from serving in the Senate, with the judge granting a 21-day stay on the verdict.

The father of missing missing woman Sarah Spiers, whose body has never been found, says his family was warned about charges relating to the Claremont serial killings and is "quite comfortable" with them.

A 26-year-old male is in a critical but stable condition after his arm was amputated below the shoulder when he tried to hitch a ride on a freight train in Alice Springs.

A man accused of a violent carjacking in Queensland's Lockyer Valley that left a woman and her two young children traumatised is refused bail.