Sydney news

An Adelaide man is stabbed in the chest at a busy shopping centre and dies after being taken to hospital, with police still searching for his attacker.

A battle brews between Victoria and New South Wales for the right to host the Commonwealth Games, with business leaders from Sydney's west behind a push for the region to hold the event.

The Penrith Panthers were controversially stripped of a try in their 32-18 loss to Brisbane, but the bunker has backed its decision.

The closure of a favourite local store doesn't have to mean the death of the business or your support. As some Australian retailers have discovered, switching from a bricks-and-mortar setup to an online one can give a dying business new life.

The NT Government will outline its framework for legalising ride booking, and will announce a cap on taxi numbers will remain.

An "unlikely pair" of Australian plants are named after actors Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger, stars of the cult 80s comedy Twins.

A government subsidy for a giant coal venture in Queensland would destroy jobs and push down prices in the New South Wales coal industry, the co-owner of the Port of Newcastle argues, attacking the planned subsidised loan to Adani as 'sovereign risk'.

He's one of the most influential figures in Western art world but most Australians have only ever seen prints of Vincent Van Gogh's work. But from today, dozens of his paintings and sketches will be on display to the public in Melbourne. It's the largest collection of Van Gogh's work to ever come to Australia and it's been called a coup for the National Gallery of Victoria.

The Queensland Government threatens to withdraw financial support for 15 medical student places at the new $1.8 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital if the roles go to international students.

The Victorian Government is expected to announce funding in its next state budget to improve passenger train services and rail infrastructure in Gippsland.

Using mass production techniques in the first place could have eliminated the need for $5 billion school upgrades.

A leafy street in Sydney's Burwood has been listed by China's feared corruption investigators as the possible residence of one of its 'most wanted' international fugitives.

British police say a man carrying knives has been arrested in Whitehall, the street home to numerous government ministries in central London.

Brisbane Roar could be down to their third-choice goalkeeper for their A-League semi-final against Melbourne Victory.

Sleaze, assault and even threats of rape are all on the menu for young women who work in hospitality.

A 29-year-old Australian woman has been found dead in Bali after a motorcycle accident.

Billionaires Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon might end up with complete control of the Ten Network by Christmas if Malcolm Turnbull does not slash TV licence fees in the upcoming budget.

Federal MP Anne Aly, has been forced to defend herself from right wing political activists who circulated false information on ANZAC Day claiming she refused to lay a wreath at a dawn service in her Perth northern suburbs electorate.

Crown overturns its own convictions in the most notorious art fraud trial in Australian history.

Put trigger warnings on English texts to flag distressing themes, traumatised students say.

Marco Rojas, the man they call "the Kiwi Messi", has won plenty of plaudits in his time in the A-League, but no prizes.

Kerin Kenny worked so much overtime she became physically ill. Once, she was so exhausted she slept under her desk.

It's too easy for Australia to get sucked along with the US, to end up where we would not want to be.

Australia's first female Muslim federal MP Anne Aly has fallen victim to fake news after an unsubstantiated story about her "refusal" to lay a wreath on Anzac Day appeared on a Facebook post.

An Australian initiative which seeks to combat food wastage and feed those in need has opened its doors in Sydney.

Indonesia has lashed out at Australia's "unfair" decision to impose a tariff on cheap paper from Indonesia, warning it will affect free-trade talks between the two countries

Trump's achievements include lowering his golf handicap and permitting the shooting of hibernating bears, according to The Simpsons.

On the same day she made her disclosure to the board, Ms de Jong was removed from prestigious IOC position.

A 20-year-old Tasmanian woman in a Melbourne hospital after her fiance allegedly set her alight.

​The sight of NSW hopeful James Roberts being carried off the field has soured Brisbane's 32-18 NRL win over Penrith at Suncorp Stadium.

Penrith coach Anthony Griffin says the competition has its 'foot on the throat' of the struggling Panthers after they fell to another defeat, this time at the hands of the Broncos in Brisbane.

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has done his fair share of spruikinghis title fight with Australia's Jeff Horn this week.

Josh Reynolds has poured his heart out about the agony of walking away from the club he loves. "I just never pictured it would one day be me".

The battle is getting ugly but it's money, not a "toxic" workplace environment that is at issue.

Leading economists have expressed unease about a budget reporting change.

The sight of New South Wales State of Origin hopeful James Roberts being carried off the field sours Brisbane's 32-18 win over Penrith at Lang Park.

My billionaire guests were all convinced that there would be a jump and it looks like it's well and truly happening.

Television legend, 78, is under observation, having been unable to rid himself of a cough.

Billionaires Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon might end up with complete control of the Ten Network by Christmas if Malcolm Turnbull does not slash TV licence fees in the upcoming Budget.

Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure to prove his gas market intervention has teeth.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has made a historic descent through a gap between Saturn and its rings, NASA says.

National auditor supports strategy behind largest Defence project contract in Australia's history.

We often hear titbits of history from countries and towns far away and older than our own humble city, but how much do we really know about our own backyard?

A condensed version of a Broadway extravaganza gets its audience to do some of the lifting.

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says the federal debate over a backpacker tax was redundant because robots will take their jobs soon anyway.

Concerns are raised about aged care screening and employment standards after the ABC reveals a 99-year-old woman in a South Australian Government-run nursing home was sexually assaulted by a male carer.

Writing songs helped Larissa Tandy through dark times, now her new solo album brings them into the light.

Julie Lea Goodwin gets hitched to not one but two eligible men in Opera Australia's Two Weddings, One Bride.

Former rich lister 'Diamond' Joe Gutnick faces fiery examination on details of his bankrupt estate.

Larson has had a stratospheric rise to fame on the back of multi-layered roles, including her latest in Free Fire.