Sydney news

Police arrest a prison escapee as two other men remain on the run after the three escaped through the window of the minimum security Beechworth Correctional Centre on Wednesday.

The garden of a Brisbane war widow is restored by American sailors who are volunteering their time while on a break from the USS Ronald Reagan.

The NSW Government's proposed F6 roadway will encroach on sports-fields and parklands, and destroy seagrass beds and sensitive wetlands in Sydney's south, according to a leaked Roads and Maritime Services environmental report.

A planned four-hour bus driver strike in Brisbane this afternoon is expected to affect more than 120,000 commuters, many of them schoolchildren, as hundreds of union members step up their industrial action.

You might be used to seeing classical dressage in the showring or at pony club, but have you ever heard of cowboy dressage?

What happens if your child is turned away from a NSW group home that has been privatised under the NDIS? Barbara Spode's worst fear is that her daughter India could end up on the street.

The first bushfire of the season could hit New South Wales in a matter of weeks, flagging an early start this year, the Rural Fire Service says.

A new outbreak of a devastating fungus at Australia's largest banana farm is renewing focus on the need to develop resistant varieties of one of the country's most popular food items.

You can nab an apartment on tropical Magnetic Island for a few hundred thousands. While that's idyllic for some, north Queensland's locals are feeling the economic pain.

Science, mathematics, engineering and technology are widely seen as vital future career paths for young Australians. But how to get them to study STEM and keep them there? A new gallery in Melbourne aims to use art get to young people excited about STEM subjects - and its inaugural exhibition is all about blood.

The Bulldogs' horror season continues as the Panthers pile on more pain, winning 16-8 off the back of a strong second half.

Two men are taken to hospital after lightning hits equipment as a thunderstorm rolls across Adelaide.

The mother of 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty, whose death sparked protests across the country, has appealed for an end to the racial divisions in her home city of Kalgoorlie.

The Panthers are hoping to heap more pain on Canterbury, but they face an uphill battle to do so without injured star Matt Moylan. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our ScoreCentre.

A foster brother of slain Queensland school girl Tiahleigh Palmer is jailed for three months, after admitting he lied about the 12-year-old's disappearance because of a secret family pact.

The Today host put himself in the firing line, where he was grilled on his new playboy lifestyle.

James Hirschfeld is disrupting the traditional etiquette of party invitations in one fell click of a mouse.

After concerns about chemicals in edible fish from Darwin's creeks, the Northern Territory Government releases its final report on the level of PFAS chemicals in the area.

Mikey Mendoza overcame a difficult childhood to excel in school and on the board, becoming the recipient of the world's first scholarship for skateboarding.

Wallabies captain Stephen Moore shocked most with his decision to retire. But there are some burning questions

A freak eye injury will keep Richmond spearhead Jack Riewoldt sidelined for at least one match as the Tigers look to consolidate their top four spot.

Police charge a 21-year-old woman over a road rage incident on the NSW Central Coast, after footage of the assault went viral and a 41-year-old man was also charged.

Sydney toddler Kawa Sweeney, who was airlifted to Perth after falling into a Bali pool, has "lost her battle" the family says. It is the second time an Australian toddler has died in a drowning incident in Bali in as many months.

Sydney forward Tom Papley has warned Hawthorn's inexperienced defence to prepare for a working over with the Swans vowing to continue the aggression that has revived their season.

The Brisbane Broncos have clarified claims by Wayne Bennett that James Roberts had overcome drug use problems, admitting the master coach was referring to prescription drugs.

A woman has died after she was hit by a car on the Gold Coast on Thursday evening.

The mother of 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Elijah Doughty, whose death sparked protests across the country, appeals for an end to the racial divisions in her home city of Kalgoorlie.

Australian sevens captain Sharni Williams has made a career out of proving people wrong.

St Kilda will monitor internal rumblings at Sandringham with doubts surrounding the long-term viability of their partnership following AFL Victoria's confirmation on Thursday that the VFL Development League would be discontinued at season's end.

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says the belief they can make the NRL finals is still there.

The designs of a WA Indigenous artist will feature on the shoes of internationally recognised fashion icon Jimmy Choo.

"After being single for almost seven years, I am now in a new relationship. It's weird to say that out loud."

The family of a three-year-old girl flown to Perth after almost drowning in a Bali pool has made the decision to switch off her life support.

"I'm not a policy-maker. That may very well be the policy that the United States arrives at."

The father of the troubled tennis star has always held him back.

A killer likely drank up to 17 beers and half a bottle of bourbon before he fatally stabbed his neighbour, a Sydney court has heard.

Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver says he is still quietly confident the game's governing body will be able to cut a Super Rugby team as arbitration with Rugby WA draws closer.

Mayors may have won the battle to stop the merger of their councils, but the victors are looking to get back the sizeable costs spent fighting the NSW Government, and to stop them being able to try it again.

Joshua Thorburn will spend three months behind bars over charges relating to the alleged murder of Logan schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer.

Australian women's sevens coach Tim Walsh is looking forward to the first instalment of the Women's University Sevens Series.

A Bunbury business owner clocked driving at more than 90km/h over the speed limit in his new Ferrari escaped a recorded conviction in court on Thursday.

Former Dance Moms reality star Abby Lee Miller gave insight into the two weeks leading up to her 366-day prison sentence.

Fortescue Metals Group has reported higher than expected fiscal 2017 iron ore shipments and said it cut costs by 15 per cent in the fourth quarter amid a widening price discount for its ore.

Addicted to drugs and suffering severe mental illness, Danukul Mokmool was shot by police outside Central Station on Wednesday in a confusing end to a tragic life.

Clubs ACT bracing for the worst after a string of break-ins at six clubs in the past fortnight.

Plans to develop an open-cut coal mine in the bucolic Bylong Valley lack key information about the impacts on the landscape, water resources and the community, the state's Planning Assessment Commission has found.

Developer Bill McNee, the political donor at the centre of a scandal involving an aircraft gifted to Pauline Hanson, is embarking on a new headache: trying to build over railway lines in Melbourne.

A relationship has formed between church groups in two very different NSW communities as affluent Turramurra helps remote Walgett, which is struggling through drought.

A gathering of western Sydney residents has rejected the closure of the Powerhouse  and expressed support for maintaining iconic world-class museums in Parramatta and the city. 

Southport's Rodney Peachey is one of the first 700 Queenslanders to own an electric car, having owned his Tesla for three months.