Sydney news

Damaging winds hit the south-western corner of Western Australia as part of the biggest cold front to hit the state this winterbut there are no reports of any major damage so far.

Mango trees are in full flower in far north Queensland, promising an earlier harvest.

A mother and son are stabbed during a dispute in Brisbane's south-west, with police investigating if it is linked to a man who died in a car crash about 15 minutes later.

The Supreme Court will today examine laws governing how electroconvulsive treatment can be administered, after a woman was forced to undergo 12 sessions of treatment for schizophrenia against her will.

Feeling cold isn't all bad, and it might even help your body grow more brown fat, which apparently is good fat to have.

There's been a sound economic justification – the need to restore our industries' international price competitiveness - for our weak wage growth over the past three or four years.

Trump condemned hatred, bigotry and violence "on many sides" after a white nationalists' rally.

Heather Heyer has been named as the woman killed during protests in ​Charlottesville on Saturday.

Xi Jinping is a "hard-arse" not suited to Twitter diplomacy, Kevin Rudd has told Donald Trump.

Anthony Scaramucci says plotters inside the White House are looking to oust Donald Trump.

Labor would have held all four of the sandbelt seats in Melbourne's south-east if an election had been held at the weekend, a poll has found.

The economic and traffic benefits of Transurban's proposed $5.5 billion motorway through Melbourne's west were deliberately distorted and misrepresented in Victoria's assessment of the road, a former transport consultant on the project for the Andrews government says.

A group of WA supporters have now organised a protest march in order to express their dissent with the ARU's decision.

Did a Danish submarine inventor kill his only passenger, a Swedish journalist who had accompanied him onboard for a story?

On the eastern apron of Cockatoo Island where rusting shipyard cranes mark a century of industry, artist Jun Yang is scoping out an ambitious art project to construct something akin to a modern observatory.

Far-right protesters converged on Charlottesville to demonstrate against a plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee.

Wall Street's bull market seems intact for now as the US economy powers on, even after last week's spike in volatility following a war of words between the US and North Korea.

The President has often been quick to respond to terrorising acts but was silent for hours before taking to Twitter

After three lost years ruined by injury, Sally Pearson is world champion again.

Usain Bolt's teammates have accused organisers of contributing to the retiring superstar's dramatic collapse during his farewell to competition at the world championships.

Canterbury's last-ditch bid for significant salary cap relief next year has suffered a major blow with NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg to be a no-show at a lunch on Monday called by Bulldogs chairman Ray Dib.

There's something daunting about taking a skull that's thousands of years old, often smashed or degraded in key places, and turning it into a face.

A Queensland man is seeking compensation after spending almost 100 days stuck in broadband-less limbo thanks to a series of bungles connecting him to the National Broadband Network.

Candidates wanting to replace Paul Pisasale as mayor of Ipswich want travel expenses for the councillors and senior staff working at four Ipswich City Council-owned businesses to be made public.

Three in four young employees told a survey they were underpaid by their bosses.

Canberrans who use the least water will face the biggest price increases under new proposals.

The Turnbull government has quietly abandoned strict secrecy provisions governing Australia's immigration detention system.

No agency has the necessary jurisdiction or investigative powers to properly expose corruption in the federal government or public service and a strong federal anti-corruption watchdog is needed to fill the gaps, research has found.

My working life began pushing a 2-stroke mower across the sprawling lawns of my suburban childhood home – a tricky business mustering enough force to pull the starter cord but, after that, a thoroughly satisfying process of methodically retracing one's steps at half-metre-spaced increments.

The debate over voluntary assisted dying has a renewed focus across the country.

Damien "kpii" Chok's team comes second in The International 2017, an e-sports tournament for the video game Dota 2.

Sydneysiders are making the most of a warm winter, enjoying the outdoors in parks and beaches across the city.

When former treasurer Peter Costello decided to set up the Future Fund in 2004, he probably didn't envisage it investing in a wellness business run by a Hollywood celebrity, or a viral content site originally known for cat videos.

Middle class women fleeing violence often suffer from a lack of long-term support services. Now help is coming from an unlikely place.

Boxing Day trading will be extended throughout the state despite a review showing less than half of retailers supported it and one in five workers feel coerced to work.

A possible expressway extension may be the reason for stalling a push to give the Royal National Park global recognition, the Greens say.

Harry Summers has won the 2017 Sun-Herald City2Surf for the second consecutive year, while Celia Sullohern was the first woman to cross the finish line.

The probe would investigate a trail of blunders that have shredded the government's reputation.

Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe has joined the campaign pushing for same-sex marriage in Australia, saying it will remove layers of discrimination.

The Sydney auction market strengthened at the weekend, recording its highest clearance rate for over two months despite a surge in late winter listings.

Protesters are gathering at Sydney Airport in a bid to stop the deportation of an elderly Iraqi man who has been seeking asylum in the country since 2012.

Labor is likely to back proposed laws that will set the ground rules for public debate about legalising same-sex marriage, but it is demanding acting Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann release the legislation as soon as possible.

Thanks to wacky economics, our nests don't stay as empty as we thought they would. Now, when I think back at the tears I shed dropping the kids at university, I have to roll my inner eye.

Melbourne City are on the cusp of signing Croatian journeyman Antun Palic as their marquee for next season.

These were the kind of scenes you would routinely see at Leichhardt Oval when Benji Marshall was here in his pomp.

It's a fan-forced oven day in Mount Isa, the red dirt is baking and a slow clap is starting to echo in the rodeo arena.

​Snorkellers identified as being "at-risk" will have to wear flotation devices while diving at the Great Barrier Reef and other waterways as part of a raft of new safety measures.

The decision to dump the Western Force from Super Rugby was a massive disappointment for the team's "huge" supporter base, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said on Sunday.

Damien Hardwick has been praised this season for the changes he has made personally and overseen in the Tigers' football department. From almost being out the door this time last year, Hardwick has emerged as one of the more astute minds of the competition, having embraced, among other things, the need for quicker ball movement and pressure intensity inside 50.

Former stars add their opinion on what constitutes 'unreasonable' contact with an opposition player, as GWS forward await his fate from the MRP.