Sydney news

The father of a man who committed suicide in NSW accuses regional health services of shirking blame over his son's death.

A Perth municipal worker is critically injured after a ute ploughs into his garbage truck in the early hours of the morning in the city's entertainment district of Northbridge, police say.

A former New South Wales Labor backbencher has spoken out about his battle with pancreatic cancer and how cannabis oil is a vital part of his ongoing treatment.

A man is charged with a slew of offences after allegedly trying to smuggle ice and tobacco into the Goulburn jail during a visit to an inmate on Sunday.

The Federal Government remains tight-lipped about whether it will expand the use of a cashless welfare card, amid more reports of people dodging the trial scheme and the restrictions it imposes.

A seven-year-old quad bike rider dies in Canberra Hospital after he was pinned under the bike in a crash in the New South Wales Riverina on Sunday.

It's that time again! The Australian Open is back, with day one set to get underway at Melbourne Park. Find out who is playing who on the opening day.

An outback cattle station in Central Australia diversifies into garlic, finishing the first harvest of a trial crop.

Police discover an explosive device near an ATM at a shopping centre at Mudgeeraba.

A small town in Tasmania's north west has a new skateboard park, thanks to a three-year campaign led by a mother and her son.

A man who sailed across the Tasman Sea with his six-year-old daughter has been charged by New Zealand police with taking a child from the country.

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against Pakistan with a shoulder injury, shortly after his call-up to the Test squad to tour India..

Jets A-League fans were lucky to escape unhurt when a section of fencing at gave way in Newcastle.

Cicadas provide the soundtrack to Australia's summer, but they can be hard to spot.

Underground homes in White Cliffs have been leased by the state government but now those agreements are uncertain.

A man aged in his 20s is shot at Jannali in Sydney's south after an "altercation between a number of males", police say.

Across 2016 Curious Canberra looked into 47 of your questions - take a look back at the top 10 answers, and submit new questions for 2017.

Police are trying to confirm the background of a foreign national who is dead after jumping off cliffs at Blackwall Reach into Perth's Swan River.

A man aged in his 20s is shot at Jannali in Sydney's south after an "altercation between a number of males", police say.

Pakistan outbowls and outbats Australia to clinch a solid six-wicket victory in the second ODI at the MCG.

Pakistan clinches victory over Australia in the second ODI. Look back at the scores, stats and commentary from the MCG.

Parts of south-east Queensland are hit by flash flooding and heavy rainfall after severe thunderstorms, described as "very dangerous" by the Bureau of Meteorology, sweep through.

Australian sprint ace Caleb Ewan beats rival Peter Sagan to take out the Classic ahead of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide.

Dutch rider Kirsten Wild wins the Adelaide Criterium to take stage two of the women's Tour Down Under.

A 3-kilometre tunnel to Fremantle will be built as part of the next stage of the $1.9 billion Perth Freight Link if the Barnett Government is re-elected in March, but critics say it remains a "road to nowhere".

Both Newcastle and Perth come from behind to play out a thrilling 2-2 A-League draw in Newcastle on Sunday.

The Sea Shepherd conservation group says it has caught the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru in Australian waters with a slaughtered minke whale on board.

A man who sailed across the Tasman Sea with his six-year-old daughter has been charged by New Zealand Police with taking a child from the country.

More than 2,000 people turned out to watch Fremantle secure a convincing win over Adelaide in the first AFL Women's pre-season clash in Darwin.

The number of domestic violence incidents being reported increased in Darwin over the holidays, according to a shelter which received a spike in calls for help in the lead up to and directly after Christmas.

Police are investigating whether a bad batch of illicit drugs distributed in and around Melbourne's Chapel Street precinct is responsible for a man's death and more than 20 hospitalisations this weekend.

Faulty ceilings and wall panels forces the closure of the kitchen and other parts of the $120 million Busselton Health Campus, prompting a temporary food truck to be set up outside so patients can be fed.

A small purple bear popular with Chinese tourists in Tasmania is being used in the latest road safety campaign, as bilingual park rangers improve visitor experiences.

Australia's top order fails again as Pakistan gets early wickets in the second ODI. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary from the MCG.

A 3-kilometre tunnel to Fremantle will be built as part of the next stage of the $1.9 billion Perth Freight Link if the Barnett Government is re-elected at the March state election.

The Northern Territory's Tennant Creek experiences more than half its average annual rainfall in just the first 15 days of the year, as storms continue to dump rain over flooded areas.

Two men aged in their 80s are dead after a boating accident at Dodges Ferry south-east of Hobart, with the only survivor "bravely" swimming out in dangerous seas in an attempt to save them, police say.

An Adelaide mother's video warning on Facebook about flawed pool fencing which showed a two-year-old boy swinging open a gate goes viral.

Six years after traumatic floods tore through south-east Queensland claiming lives and destroying homes, the effect on people's mental and and physical health is still being felt, researchers say.

Two men aged in their 80s are dead after a boating accident at Dodges Ferry south-east of Hobart, with the only survivor swimming out in "horrendous sea conditions" in an attempt to save them.

The LNP accuses former member Steve Dickson of stealing documents from the party's secure website, just hours before his defection to One Nation.

A 3-kilometre tunnel to Fremantle will be built as part of the next stage of the Perth Freight Link if the Barnett Government is re-elected at the March state election.

South Australian jockey Josh Cartwright is stood down after his mount Senior Council "cannoned into the horses" on his outside during a race at Morphettville.

Australia's first grains-to-ethanol plant, once under threat of closure, is now hoping to expand its operation in southern Queensland following the introduction of new laws which says ethanol-blended E10 fuel has to make up at least 30 per cent of petrol available for sale.

A child on remand at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Darwin is flown to Melbourne after a medical emergency overnight.

A Halls Head man is charged with the murder of another man and the attempted killing of a woman after an alleged fight at a block of units in Mandurah, south of Perth.

Two people are killed in a boating accident at Dodges Ferry south-east of Hobart, police say.

The stolen getaway car used in the second armed robbery of a jewellery store in Toorak in a matter of months, is found by police in Collingwood.

The Great Barrier Reef has teetered on the edge of extinction in the past and recovered, a new study into its history reveals, but scientist say there are new threats.

A unique program that combines exercise, building trust and creative thinking is helping to break down barriers between society and some of the Territory's most troubled young people.