Sydney news

At Sydney Theatre Company, 23-year-old Disapol Savetsila's debut production is playing alongside two productions written long before he was born.

It has taken 20 years for Wendy Hukins to deal with the loss of her friends in the Thredbo landslide disaster. She's still devastated, but finally feels like it's OK to move on.

Two men have been arrested after a 14-year-old girl was raped twice on the same night in England.

At the end of a week of convulsions, Donald Trump is punting on the appointment of a politically inexperienced US Marine general to magically halt the chaos.

The Australian Federal Police have conducted three terror raids across Sydney on Saturday afternoon.

A day after a years-long effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act collapsed on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump castigated Republican senators for their inability to pass legislation.

Twelve days after Donald Trump's election victory, the president-elect asked John Kelly to meet with him at the stately Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to discuss the roles of secretaries of State and Homeland Security.

The migrant who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket was a radicalised Islamist known to German security agencies, but also believed to have psychological problems.

Two people have been killed and several injured in a stampede at South Africa's FNB Stadium.

From behind carefully pruned roses and a dainty white cottage facade, the sounds of Mrs Mac playing piano used to drift down Stawell Street.

Comedian Chris Lilley has come under fire for reposting an old music clip called Squashed N***a tovia his Instagram account.

These residents are trying to fight NBN and Telstra's plan to scrap their relatively new HFC connection, which gives them stunning broadband speeds of 100Mbps.

Melbourne City striker set on success as reigning Cup champions kick off their season against Brisbane's Peninsula Power.

No Jack Riewoldt, no problem for Richmond in claiming four points against Gold Coast.

Ben Quilty has described John Olsen's criticism of Mitch Cairns' loving portrait of his artist wife as untimely and ungracious.

Key forward Tom Hawkins shines with six goals as Geelong cruise to a comfortable win over Carlton.

Sydneysiders will be leaving their winter woolies at home on Sunday to welcome what is expected to be the warmest July day on record.

Each month, Hailie Sommerhalder travels more than 30 kilometres from Nillumbik shire, in Melbourne's outer north-east, to Preston to give away some of her clothes, books and costume jewellery to complete strangers

The Sydney Roosters' hopes of their fourth minor premiership in five seasons is well and truly alive after a come-from-behind 22-16 victory against the North Queensland Cowboys on Saturday night.

Chinese intelligence officials sought the help of a Sydney crime figure as the middle man in an operation to smuggle weapons to Islamic militants in Iran and Lebanon.

Could rookie winger Nick Cotric win the Mal Meninga Medal?

Football's had more than its share of larger-than-life characters, but few names loom larger than Kennedy.

Emergency crews search for a kayaker, reported missing from Altona since Thursday.

Bill Shorten will slam the door shut on tax loopholes that let high income earners legally use trusts to slash their tax bills, in a move designed to raise $17.2 billion over 10 years.

Police have captured a second escapee after a break out from Beechworth Correctional Centre.

Sydney's $1.17 million median price wasn't the only record broken in the June quarter.

If you think someone should do something about the cramped legroom on airplanes, you've got a friend in a US federal court.

A Sydney lawyer who fears he will not be paid by Salim Mehajer has lost a court bid to stop acting for the colourful former councillor.

The Raiders' win and Dragons loss has opened the NRL finals door slightly for the Green Machine.

GWS coach Leon Cameron has defended Heath Shaw after a televised verbal confrontation with teammate Aidan Corr in the wake of the Giants' win, saying he has no problems with passion on the football field.

Sonny Bill Williams has been a groundbreaking athlete throughout his career and he could be about to change the way we watch sports events in this country.

Since 1997, when it floated on the sharemarket, Amazon has evolved into one of the century's greatest wealth-generating machines. It's become so powerful researchers have built a Death by Amazon index of companies it leaves in its wake.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is calling the top of the $A, selling the currency after it jumped to a two-year high.

"A funny thing happened on the way to the supermarket" probably isn't how Coke's sales manager began his explanation to his bosses.. But it might well have been.

Michael Brissenden and Tony Jones have made their publishing debuts with political thrillers themed around international terrorism.

The most interesting name being mentioned at the Bulldogs by those who are death-riding Des Hasler is Manly mentor Trent Barrett.

At a summit in Indonesia, ministers said they would increase co-operation amid fears militants are exploiting porous borders to travel between countries.

The Homicide Squad is investigating the suspected murder of a 76 year old woman who was found dead at a property near Mudgee.

St Kilda were shattered at losing to Port Adelaide after leading with seven seconds remaining on Saturday night, but amid the sheer disappointment coach Alan Richardson refused to waiver in his belief in his players.

Canberra Raiders' faint hopes of reaching the NRL finals remain alive after cruising to a comfortable 32-18 win over South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Stories of courage and survival from the Thredbo landslide, 20 years on.

Commercial free-to-air TV networks have no intention of getting out of children's content, they simply don't want to pay for it any more.

Vote Labor and score an extra day off - that's the proposal federal MP Linda Burney has made ahead of the 2019 state election.

If anyone is going to stop Scott McLaughlin from running away with the Supercars championship, they had better make their move quickly because he is starting to look uncatchable.

About 7000 year 11 students will sit a new critical thinking exam this year, which has been developed as universities and employers stress that jobs of the future will require more than the traditional subjects taught in the Higher School Certificate.

The Queanbeyan Kangaroos scored another Canberra Raiders Cup win, but their coach wasn't happy.

Founder Whitney Wolfe, who three years ago took on her Tinder co-founders over alleged sexual harassment, has a plan to create a one-stop relationships app by women, for women.

Second-rowers Rob Simmons and Kane Douglas have both had tough years but say they have unfinished business with the Wallabies as they look to repay the faith shown in them by coach Michael Cheika.

A suspected hydraulics problem has cut short Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo's latest practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

NPL Capital Football: Belconnen United stay in premiership race after downing Tuggeranong United 2-1 at home.