Sydney news

Live in the city and make frequent trips to the supermarket for milk? Melbourne-based blogger Penina Petersen shares her secrets to keeping the family budget in check.

Splendour in the Grass festival-goers are treated to a surprise set by iconic Brisbane band Powderfinger, who took to the stage together for the first time in seven years.

Peter Doohan, who famously took down reigning champion Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987 while ranked 70th in the world, dies just nine weeks after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease.

The decision not to send Sia Soliola from the field after his brutal flattening of Storm star Billy Slater leaves commentators baffled as to what someone has to do to get sent off in the NRL.

Peter Doohan, who famously took down reigning champion Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987 while ranked 70th in the world, dies nine weeks after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease.

After the Elijah Doughty trial came to a close yesterday, Kalgoorlie is trying to address the social issues that have caused an ugly period of unrest. Many hope the end of the judicial process will provide some closure, but elders say it isn't that simple.

The truck crashed through a front yard in western Sydney.

A memorial was held at Canberra's Ukrainian Orthodox Centre to remember the 298 victims.

A beachfront family home on the market for the first time in more than 60 years has soared $720,000 above reserve at auction.

The Saturday twilight fixture sees the Western Bulldogs face Gold Coast in Cairns.

A Queanbeyan man faced court on five charges on Saturday.

Rachel King and Memes have enjoyed a great relationship - a winning one - as they have come through the grades together.

General practitioner Rachelle Silver diagnosed perinatal depression in others but did not see the signs in herself.

Jerry Steele has hoop dreams that go beyond winning and losing – he wants to take South Sudan to the top of the basketball world.

With Sydney drenched in winter sun, a trip to the beach might be tempting.

After 24 years of brutal Indonesian occupation, Timorese have come to take their elections seriously, and turned out en-masse across the country.

South African dietician Elizabeth Fourie spent thousands of dollars to travel to Melbourne for a scientific conference, but once she arrived suspected it was a "scam".

Prominent conservatives within the Coalition are split over whether to hold a postal vote plebiscite on same-sex marriage to stymie a push by Liberal moderates for a conscience vote on the issue. 

The oppressive rules of Indian society that dictate what a woman does with her life and sexual desires are being challenged on the big screen.

Forensic scientists exhuming the remains of Surrealist painter Salvador Dali made a startling discovery.

Going North

Whoever you talk to in the Tour De France entourage when discussing 26-year-old Australian Michael Matthews agrees that his career is about to skyrocket.

Michael Matthews got his nickname from loud clothing, earrings necklaces and spiky hair, but there's another side to him.

East coast mayor Michael Kent says he is confident salmon farming will not be an issue at Tasmania's state election next year.

"It's very satisfying, a long time in the making, but they're a really great couple," Grant Boman said. "No hassles, sold today and they can pack up and get into the new place, they're rapt."

Troops mobilised after heavy rains prompt floods on the South Island.

Australia's cricketers have been warned this summer's Ashes series could be scrapped even if a new pay deal is tentatively reached with the game's governing body.

St Kilda locals need $4.6 million, not just your prayers, to fix crumbling Christ Church.

The service launches in February next year with daily flights to Doha.

The aircraft didn't show up and Canberra Airport staff had no knowledge of the arrival details.

Coffee husk is traditionally discarded by farmers. But an alternative reusable cup design has found a new purpose for the waste.

Eddie McGuire says his return to The Footy Show will have no impact on Collingwood, with the long-serving Magpies president describing his club's situation as "fine" ahead ofthe delivery of a wide-ranging review in coming weeks.

A blue, cottage facade hides spacious, contemporary living areas beyond the front door.

The Brumbies' quarter-final loss was an emotional end to Stephen Larkham's coaching tenure.

The Blues will refrain from slapping a booze ban on their players for future camps despite Blake Ferguson admitting his drinking session with Josh Dugan was an "error of judgement".

Singaporean police investigate a company controlled by Pilbara businesswoman Veronica Macphersonthe mastermind of a collapsed suspected Ponzi scheme in which mostly Singaporean and Malaysian investors handed over $110 million.

The Brumbies hearts were shattered on Friday night. But there was a reason why the pain wasn't as hard to swallow.

Tony Abbott has applauded Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for offering "unequivocal support" for his bid to overhaul the way the NSW Liberal Party preselects its candidates.

The uneasy alliance between Scaramucci and Sanders will help determine the fate of Trump's efforts to reboot his message.

About a hundred pedal-powered protesters closed the general traffic lanes of the bridge, as they honoured fallen cyclists by mimicking the carnage of a major crash.

Nurses in remote and aged care facilities are exposed to more violence than their colleagues in major cities, a research survey has found and of those surveyed, half had experienced workplace violence in the past three months.

Evan O’Hanlon has overcome his bitter Paralympic Games disappointment.

The Arson squad investigators are picking through the home to determine the cause of the fire, which at this time is being treated as suspiciou

You'd be forgiven for thinking you'd woken up to winter in the wrong hemisphere on Saturday morning.

You bloody narks! You've been sniggering most unpleasantly about Greg Norman posting photos of his naked self on social media, showing off his 62 year old abs, and you've been sneering that he is a man who'd make Narcissus blush!

A man who lit a flare late in the game between Adelaide and Geelong at Adelaide Oval on Friday night has been charged by police and banned for life from the venue.

Steph Blicavs nee Cumming and sister-in-law Sara Blicavs are both poised to play big roles for the Australian Opals at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup which starts on Sunday afternoon.

Minneapolis's top cop has resigned and angry protesters want the mayor to do the same over police killings in the city.

The state of Hawaii is formulating a preparedness plan for a North Korean missile attack, much to the dismay of the state's tourism boosters.

A Chinese ship has been spying on major war games taking place between Australia and the United States off the coast of Queensland.