Sydney news

A South Australian family, who rely on electricity to power crucial medical equipment, are frustrated they were left without power for three days after wild weather brought down powerlines across the state.

Queensland's Transport Minister says he has "great confidence" that train services for New Year's Eve celebrations tonight will not be disrupted, despite the cancellation of more than 200 services on Christmas Day.

Rubbish bins are back at Brisbane's Central train station, more than two years after they were removed ahead of the 2014 G20 summit in response to the country's terrorism threat level.

The NSW Police horses are regularly exposed to loud noises, smoke, flashing lights and people in order to prepare them for nights like this.

Pollution in the River Derwent forces the relocation of Hobart's Pier River Swim to nearby Seven Mile Beach.

From the Tromp family's bizarre road trip to the Bangladeshi boy who looks like an old man. These are the stories that shocked, captivated and perplexed us in 2016.

A stampede at the Falls Festival on Victoria's south-west coast overnight leaves more than 60 people injured, with 19 taken to hospital.

A police dive squad finds a body believed to be that of a swimmer who went missing at a Queensland water hole on Friday morning.

New South Wales tribute artist Craig Teys hangs up his flashy jumpsuit and microphone after crooning and gyrating like Elvis for his fans for the past three decades.

A 'stampede' at the Falls Festival last night has resulted in injuries.

Russia urged the UN Security Council on Friday to give its blessing to a fragile ceasefire in Syria, the third truce this year seeking to end the war in Syria

Police in Rio de Janeiro suspect that Greece's ambassador to Brazil was murdered at the behest of his wife and a police officer with whom she was romantically involved, local TV reported on Friday.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through the US in January, sparking renewed calls from China for America to block any such stopover.

​Chinese steel and iron ore prices finished the final session of the year under pressure amid concerns about slowing demand.

The cause of singer George Michael's death remains unclear after an initial autopsy, with British police saying that more tests were needed.

An extensive search is underway in New Zealand for an Australian man who left the country in a catamaran with his six-year-old daughter while reportedly in the middle of a custody dispute with the girl's mother.

People throughout the city are still mopping up after yesterday's wild storms, and the downpour is still causing major headaches for train travellers this morning.

Gold miners look set to end the year on a bright note, while selling in blue-chip names pushes the sharemarket lower in early trade on the final, shortened session of 2016.

Last time that rates were higher in the US than in Australia, the Aussie dollar plunged as low as 48 US cents. Could it fall again this low?

Paul Sadler Swimland is the latest franchise network to become embroiled in underpayment of wages and have the spotlight put on its enterprise agreement.

In a rare break from the diplomatic tradition of reciprocal punishment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he would not deport US diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to US hacking sanctions.

Melbourne would get significant tourism benefits if a man-made island able to dock luxury cruise ships was built in Port Phillip Bay, according to Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle.

We barely blink when women in the sciences achieve (who remembers that Professor Elizabeth Blackburn won a Nobel prize in 2009?), so it is hardly surprising we are often caught napping when they die.

The brother of JonBenet Ramsey was accused of her murder in a CBS documentary that aired in September. It's a claim that could cost the network big time.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed expelling 35 US diplomats in Moscow and St. Petersburg in retaliation for the American decision to eject the same number of Russian diplomatic staff.

Supposed outsider victories have come at a cost.

Jida Murray Gulpilil bathes himself in the thick, fragrant smoke from a pile of burning gum leaves beside a creek in the backwoods of northern Victoria. For him it's the smell of home. The past, but also the future.

The ageing population will challenge Sydney's planners.

Oshin Kiszko was cremated on Thursday afternoon after an intimate, intensely moving funeral at his Swan View home.

Labor has doubled down on its opposition to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, a day after the Turnbull government broke with the Obama administration over a controversial UN resolution.

The laureates have urged the United Nations Security Council to act to stop "ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity unfolding in Myanmar".

Chris Lynn shows he is a specialist at incredible second-innings knocks with a stunning 84 off 50 to lead Brisbane Heat to an easy win over the Hobart Hurricanes.

For the better part of the last seven years, Sydney FC fans have gone through just about every emotion apart from pride and jubilation but they may finally have something to cherish.

It was a hard act to follow but master blaster Chris Lynn has done it again.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed expelling 35 US diplomats in Moscow and St. Petersburg in retaliation for the American decision to eject the same number of Russian diplomatic staff.

From celebrity hook ups and bust ups to triumphs and meltdowns, 2016 certainly delivered in spades.

A Kyah Simon penalty in the dying stages handed Sydney FC a 2-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers, pushing the Sky Blues back to the top of the W-League ladder.

Faysal Ishak Ahmed carried a deep secret and a burning fear during his years in detention on Manus Island, long before he became the fourth asylum seeker to die after seeking protection in Australia and being sent to Papua New Guinea.

Even down to 10 men, Sydney FC proved too good for the Brisbane Roar in a 2-0 win for the A-League table-toppers.

Sydney have come from behind in crunch time to beat the New Zealand Breakers 85-80 in an NBL nailbiter at Qudos Bank Arena.

Elizabeth Farrelly manages to find some flowers among the rubble.

A man preyed on two young girls at a shopping centre last month, stalking one then sexually assaulting the other, police say.

When Lord Mayor Graham Quirk was returned to City Hall in a convincing election victory in March, he promised to govern as if he had a one-seat majority.

The South Coast exerts a powerful gravitational pull on Canberrans in the warmer summer months, underlined by their heavy presence on beaches north and south of Batemans Bay. They're also over-represented in water rescues.

It's set to be a scorcher in Brisbane for New Year's, with temperatures forecast to soar well above average during the long weekend.

The state's holiday drowning toll has risen to 14, with five deaths confirmed on Friday alone.

Herewith a lesson in not giving up, for Australia, for the Boxing Day faithful, for Test cricket aficionados everywhere.

Three men have died and two other bodies have been been recovered in separate drownings in NSW on Friday.

The Islamisation of the Syrian rebellion left the West's objectives hopelessly confused. The Russians have shown no such muddle-headedness.

Two people have died after a four-wheel-drive and two motorbikes collided in Victoria's north-east on Friday afternoon.