Sydney news

Thousands of runners are expected to take to Sydney's streets today for the annual City to Surf fun run from the CBD to Bondi Beach, raising millions of dollars for over 950 charities.

Adelaide continues its relentless run at the top of the table, edging a combative Essendon as West Coast, Sydney, Geelong and Brisbane all claim contrasting wins.

The Storm just gets home against the Roosters in a top of the table NRL clash, while the Panthers defeat the Cowboys and the Dragons thrash the Titans.

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham rejects claims he and his Cabinet colleagues were instructed to avoid campaigning in the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite.

A Liberal Party plan to have police conduct random drug checks at South Australian schools is a policy the Police Commissioner has not asked for and principals do not want, according to the state's Police Minister.

Childbirth experts issue a warning about a study released this week by the Victor Chang Institute that found vitamin B3 can reduce many miscarriages and birth defects.

What should have been a short train trip between two Brisbane stations turns into a near three-hour ordeal for commuters left stuck on a Queensland Rail train following an overhead line issue on Friday evening.

Childbirth experts issue a warning about a study released this week by the Victor Chang Institute that found vitamin B3 can reduce many miscarriages and birth defects.

Four people are pulled from the wreckage of a light plane after it flips upon landing at Caloundra Airport on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Geelong is involved in a tight tussle with Richmond as the Q-Clash between the Lions and Suns kicks off, following Sydney's 104-point mauling of Fremantle. Follow it all in our live AFL ScoreCentre.

Southern parts of Western Australia are set to experience more wild weather over the next 48 hours after Perth recorded another spell of heavy rain overnight.

A poll commissioned by the United Voice Union of 1,000 Tasmanians shows about 75 per cent oppose the Liberal Government's plan to lower the school starting age.

A dainty tree frog from Queensland leaps across Bass Strait to Tasmania inside a packet of bananas, raising serious biosecurity concerns.

An entire street just south of Brisbane bands together to hold a giant garage sale to help raise funds for a neighbour battling cancer and left wheelchair bound after having a large tumour cut from his spine.

Have you ever woken up not knowing where you are? A sleep expert explains what causes the strange sensations we experience when waking up.

Saturday's NRL action kicks off with St George Illawarra looking to sneak into the top eight as they take on Gold Coast. Follow it all in our live NRL ScoreCentre.

The Prime Minister describes South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill's pursuit of renewable energy projects policy as "ideology and idiocy in equal measure".

There are fears the Royal Hobart Hospital will run out of clean linen this weekend as a result of troubles at Risdon Prison, the Health and Community Services Union says.

The Western Force says its players do not need to make any immediate choices about their playing future as the Australian Rugby Union vows to address the anticipated scramble for their services.

A police officer has her face clawed and chunks of hair pulled out after allegedly being attacked while trying to seize alcohol off a large group in Alice Springs.

There are plans to install at beach along the banks of the River Torrens in the Adelaide CBD by summertime but the Liberals say the Government needs to "get its priorities right".

World number seven Jason Day has continues his march up the PGA Championship leaderboard after it was halted by bad weather midway through the second round.

It has been the worst week of Matthew Guy's stint as Victorian Opposition Leader, but revelations of a secret lobster dinner with alleged crime figure Tony Madafferi uncovered by an ABC-Fairfax investigation are not yet fatal, writes Richard Willingham.

There will be only one place to hire videos and DVDs in Canberra this weekend with the city's only remaining Blockbuster store to close its doors this weekend.

It's boom time for shopping malls in Perth, where 49 new or revamped centres are set to be completed or under construction across the suburbs by 2020.

Plumbers working on the new Perth Children's Hospital expressed concerns about inferior brass fittings that are now being blamed for the lead contamination of the facility's drinking water, but they were not acknowledged, a union says.

World number seven Jason Day has continues his march up the PGA Championship leaderboard after it was halted by bad weather midway through the second round.

There's an art to packing and moving house. But SA Police are warning people not to try to balance and stack unsecured furniture after stopping this ute in country South Australia.

There are Lego fans and then there are Lego fiendsboth groups are converging in Canberra for the annual Brick Expo, with 130 exhibitors showcasing their creations.

Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron leaps to Toby Greene's defence after the controversial forward is reported for a boot to the face of Luke Dahlhaus (pictured) in the Giants' big win over the Western Bulldogs.

When Logan mother Terese Trinh rolled up her sleeves to give blood for the first time in 2014, she had no idea it was her own life that would need saving.

Aboriginal elder Miriam Rose Baumann teaches people 'Dadirri'a traditional form of meditation she believes can improve people's mental health.

Whether you think of your first love fondly or not, chances are you have vivid memories of your first relationship.